scope of local variable in enhanced for-loop

Question

I have a rather simple question about variable scope.

I am familiar with the Enhanced For-Loops but I do not get why I should declare a new variable to keep each el

Answer 1

I don't think anyone has answered the original question beyond just declaring that that is the syntax. We all know that that is the syntax. The question is, logically speaking, why? After all, you can use a variable defined just before a loop as the loop variable, as long as the loop is a non-enhanced for loop!