Java Array
CSX3002/ITX2001 Object-Oriented Concepts and Programming
CS4402 Selected Topic in Object-Oriented Concepts
IT2371 Object-Oriented Programming
Java Array
A container objet that holds a fixed number of values of a
single type.
The length of an array is established when it is created.
After array creation, its length is fixed (static memory
allocation).
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Declaring Array Variables(1)
Syntax Declaring array
dataType[] arrayRefVar; reference
or variable
dataType arrayRefVar[];
arrayRefVar = new dataType[arraySize];
Creating array
dataType[] arrayRefVar = new dataType[arraySize];
Declaration and
creating array
can be
combined into
3
one statement.
Declaring Array Variables(2)
Example#1
double[] arrExample;
arrExample = new double[10];
or
double[] arrExample = new double[10];
Example#2
String[] arrOfString = {“ABC”,”DAD”,”FAT”,”ART”};
Example#3
boolean[] arrOfBoolean = new boolean[4];
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Declaring Array Variables(3)
double[] myList = new double[10];
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Processing Arrays
for or for..each loop oftenly used in processing array elements
Size of an array is known via arrayRefVar.length
double[] arrayOfDouble = new double[4];
arrayOfDouble[0] = 2.5;
arrayOfDouble[1] = 1.7;
arrayOfDouble[2] = 0.5;
arrayOfDouble[3] = 6.75;
for (int i = 0; i < arrayOfDouble.length; i++)
System.out.println(arrayOfDouble[i]);
for (double eachE : arrayOfDouble)
System.out.println(eachE);
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Passing Arrays to Methods(1)
Passing an array to a method as an argument, actually the
copy of the reference is passed
Only arrayRefVar(no bracket,[ ]) is passed as argument
public static double max(double[] arr){
double highest = arr[0];
for (int i=1; i<arr.length; i++){
if(arr[i] > highest)
highest = arr[i];
}
return highest;
}
Passing Arrays to Methods(2)
// call a method by passing arrayRefVar as argument
System.out.println(max(myList));
// call a method by passing anonymous array as argument
double biggest = max(new double[]{4.5, 7, 9.23,-5});
Caution!
Because the copy of the reference is passed as an argument,
the arrayRefVar used in the method will refer to the same
content of an array.
If you make any change of an array in the method, it will
effect the original array as well.
public static void swapEnd(int[] arr){
int temp = arr[0];
arr[0] = arr[arr.length-1];
arr[arr.length-1] = temp;
}
ArrayList
ArrayList class provides dynamic array for storing elements
It is like an array but there is no size limit.
import java.util.*;
public class ArrayListExample{
public static void main(String args[]){
ArrayList<String> list=new ArrayList<String>();
//Creating arraylist
list.add("Mango");//Adding object in arraylist
list.add("Apple");
list.add("Banana");
list.add("Grapes");
//Traversing list through for-each loop
for(String fruit:list)
System.out.println(fruit);
}
}
Reference
Java Tutorials
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbo
lts/index.html
https://www.javatpoint.com/java-tutorial
