Java Language Tutorial => Arrays

Introduction

Arrays allow for the storage and retrieval of an arbitrary quantity of values. They are analogous to vectors in mathematics. Arrays of arrays are analogous to matrices, and act as multidimensional arrays. Arrays can store any data of any type: primitives such as int or reference types such as Object.

Syntax

ArrayType[] myArray; // Declaring arrays
ArrayType myArray[]; // Another valid syntax (less commonly used and discouraged)
ArrayType[][][] myArray; // Declaring multi-dimensional jagged arrays (repeat []s)
ArrayType myVar = myArray[index]; // Accessing (reading) element at index
myArray[index] = value; // Assign value to position index of array
ArrayType[] myArray = new ArrayType[arrayLength]; // Array initialization syntax
int[] ints = {1, 2, 3}; // Array initialization syntax with values provided, length is inferred from the number of provided values: {[value1[, value2]*]}
new int[]{4, -5, 6} // Can be used as argument, without a local variable
int[] ints = new int[3]; // same as {0, 0, 0}
int[][] ints = {{1, 2}, {3}, null}; // Multi-dimensional array initialization. int[] extends Object (and so does anyType[]) so null is a valid value.

Parameters

Parameter	Details
`ArrayType`	Type of the array. This can be primitive (`int`, `long`, `byte`) or Objects (`String`, `MyObject`, etc).
index	Index refers to the position of a certain Object in an array.
length	Every array, when being created, needs a set length specified. This is either done when creating an empty array (`new int[3]`) or implied when specifying values (`{1, 2, 3}`).

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