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

The For-Each Style for Loop

When working with arrays, it is common to encounter situations in which each element in an array must be examined, from start to finish. For example, to compute the sum of the values held in an array, each element in the array must be examined. The same situation occurs when computing an average, searching for a value, copying an array, and so on. Because such “start to finish” operations are so common, Java defines a second form of the for loop that streamlines this operation.

The second form of the for implements a “for-each” style loop. A for-each loop cycles through a collection of objects, such as an array, in strictly sequential fashion, from start to finish. In recent years, for-each style loops have gained ...