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JAVA 10 Arrays

This document discusses arrays in Java. It defines arrays as variables that can store multiple values of the same type. Arrays are declared with square brackets and can be one-dimensional or multi-dimensional. Elements in an array are accessed via indexes and the length property determines the number of elements. Arrays can be looped through with for loops or enhanced for-each loops.

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JAVA 10 Arrays

This document discusses arrays in Java. It defines arrays as variables that can store multiple values of the same type. Arrays are declared with square brackets and can be one-dimensional or multi-dimensional. Elements in an array are accessed via indexes and the length property determines the number of elements. Arrays can be looped through with for loops or enhanced for-each loops.

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OBJECT ORIENTED

PROGRAMMING IN JAVA
BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS
PREPARED BY: ENGR. ERWIN S. COLIYAT, LECTURER EE/CPE DEPARTMENT
JAVA ARRAYS
Arrays are used to store multiple values in a single variable, instead of
declaring separate variables for each value.

To declare an array, define the variable type with square brackets:


String[] cars;

We have now declared a variable that holds an array of strings. To


insert values to it, we can use an array literal - place the values in a
comma-separated list, inside curly braces:
String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};
Access the Elements of an Array
You access an array element by referring to the index number.
This statement accesses the value of the first element in cars:

EXAMPLE:

public class MyClass {


public static void main(String[] args) {
String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};
System.out.println(cars[0]);
}
}
Change an Array Element
To change the value of a specific element, refer to the
index number:
cars[0] = "Opel";
EXAMPLE:
String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};
cars[0] = "Opel";
System.out.println(cars[0]);
// Now outputs Opel instead of Volvo
Array Length

To find out how many elements an array has, use the
length property:

EXAMPLE:
String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};
System.out.println(cars.length);
// Outputs 4
Loop Through an Array
You can loop through the array elements with the for loop, and
use the length property to specify how many times the loop
should run.
The following example outputs all elements in the cars array:

String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};


for (int i = 0; i < cars.length; i++) {
System.out.println(cars[i]);
}
Loop Through an Array with For-Each

There is also a "for-each" loop, which is used


exclusively to loop through elements in arrays:
SYNTAX:
for (type variable : arrayname) {
...
}
Loop Through an Array with For-Each

The following example outputs all elements in the cars array,


using a "for-each" loop:

EXAMPLE
String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};
for (String i : cars) {
System.out.println(i);
}
Multidimensional Arrays

A multidimensional array is an array containing one or


more arrays.
To create a two-dimensional array, add each array
within its own set of curly braces:
EXAMPLE:
int[][] myNumbers = { {1, 2, 3, 4}, {5, 6, 7} };
Multidimensional Arrays

 myNumbers is now an array with two arrays as its elements.


 To access the elements of the myNumbers array, specify two indexes:
one for the array, and one for the element inside that array. This example
accesses the third element (2) in the second array (1) of myNumbers:
 EXAMPLE
int[][] myNumbers = { {1, 2, 3, 4}, {5, 6, 7} };
int x = myNumbers[1][2];
System.out.println(x); // Outputs 7
Multidimensional Arrays

 We can also use a for loop inside another for loop to get the elements of a
two-dimensional array (we still have to point to the two indexes):
 EXAMPLE
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int[][] myNumbers = { {1, 2, 3, 4}, {5, 6, 7} };
for (int i = 0; i < myNumbers.length; ++i) {
for(int j = 0; j < myNumbers[i].length; ++j) {
System.out.println(myNumbers[i][j]);
}
}
}
}

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