Java, A Beginner's Guide, 5th Edition, 5th Edition

Alternative Array Declaration Syntax

There is a second form that can be used to declare an array:

type[ ] var-name;

Here, the square brackets follow the type specifier, not the name of the array variable. For example, the following two declarations are equivalent:

The following declarations are also equivalent:

This alternative declaration form offers convenience when declaring several arrays at the same time. For example,

This creates three array ...