Using the length Member
Because arrays are implemented as objects, each array has associated with it a length instance variable that contains the number of elements that the array can hold. (In other words, length contains the size of the array.) Here is a program that demonstrates this property:
This program displays the following output:
Pay special attention to the way length is used with the two-dimensional array table. As explained, a two-dimensional array is an array of arrays. Thus, when the expression
is used, it obtains the number of ...
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