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

Multidimensional Arrays

Although the one-dimensional array is the most commonly used array in programming, multidimensional arrays (arrays of two or more dimensions) are certainly not rare. In Java, a multidimensional array is an array of arrays.

Two-Dimensional Arrays

The simplest form of the multidimensional array is the two-dimensional array. A two-dimensional array is, in essence, a list of one-dimensional arrays. To declare a two-dimensional integer array table of size 10, 20 you would write

Pay careful attention to the declaration. Unlike some other computer languages, which use commas to separate the array dimensions, Java places each dimension ...