Creating Arrays
Arrays are variables grouped together under a common name. The term array should be familiar to you—think of a salesperson showing off her array of products or a game show with a dazzling array of prizes. Like variables, arrays are created by stating the type of variable being organized into the array and the name of the array. A pair of square brackets ([]
) follow the type to distinguish arrays from variables.
You can create arrays for any type of information that can be stored as a variable. For example, the following statement creates an array of string variables:
String[] naughtyChild;
Here are two more examples:
int[] reindeerWeight;boolean[] hostileAirTravelNations;
The previous examples create arrays, but they do not store ...
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