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

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CHAPTER SUMMARY

9.9 Chapter Summary

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Arrays can be single-dimensional, two-dimensional, three-dimen-

sional, or more generally n-dimensional.

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In a two-dimensional array, each row is an array.

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Each element in a two-dimensional array is accessed using the

array name, a row index, and a column index that refer to the ele-

ment’s position in the array.

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Concepts such as declaration, instantiation, initial values, index-

ing, and aggregate operations from single-dimensional arrays also

apply to two-dimensional arrays.

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Two-dimensional arrays can be instantiated by assigning initial

values in a comma-separated list of comma-separated ...