Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

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An initialization list can be

given only when the array

is declared.Attempting to

assign values to an array

using an initialization list

after the array is instanti-

ated will generate a com-

piler error.

COMMON ERROR

TRAP

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The new keyword is not

used when an array is

instantiated using an ini-

tialization list.No size is

given;the number of val-

ues in the list specifies the

size of the array.

COMMON ERROR

TRAP

468 CHAPTER 8 Single-Dimensional Arrays

Similarly, this statement:

String [ ] cdTracks = new String [15];

is equivalent to:

String [ ] cdTracks;

cdTracks = new String [15];

8.1.4 Assigning Initial Values to Arrays

Java allows you to instantiate an array by ...