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Java Quick Syntax Reference
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Java Quick Syntax Reference

by Mikael Olsson
January 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
115 pages
1h 37m
English
Apress
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Mikael OlssonJava Quick Syntax Referencehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3441-9_6

6. Arrays

Mikael Olsson1 
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Hammarland, Länsi-Suomi, Finland
 

An array is a data structure used for storing a collection of values of a single type.

Array declaration

To declare an array, a set of square brackets is appended to the data type the array will contain, followed by the array’s name. Arrays can be declared with any data type, and all of its elements must then be of that type:

int[] x;

Alternatively, the brackets may be placed after the array name. However, this form is discouraged. The brackets affect the type and should therefore appear next to the type:

int y[]; // discouraged form

Array allocation

The array is allocated with the ...

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