Java™ How To Program (Early Objects), Tenth Edition

7.4.2 Using an Array Initializer

You can create an array and initialize its elements with an array initializer—a comma-separated list of expressions (called an initializer list) enclosed in braces. In this case, the array length is determined by the number of elements in the initializer list. For example,

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int[] n = { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 };

creates a five-element array with index values 0–4. Element n[0] is initialized to 10, n[1] is initialized to 20, and so on. When the compiler encounters an array declaration that includes an initializer list, it counts the number of initializers in the list to determine the size of the array, then sets up the appropriate new operation “behind the scenes.”

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