Chapter 32 Two-Dimensional Arrays

32.1 Creating Two-Dimensional Arrays in Java

A two-dimensional array is a data structure that can store values organized in rows and columns. It allows you to efficiently represent and manipulate tabular data. For instance, an array that can hold the grades of four lessons for three students is as follows.

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A two-dimensional array has rows and columns. In this particular example, array grades has 3 rows and 4 columns.

Unlike some other programming languages, Java does not directly support two-dimensional arrays. ...

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