Java Arrays
Java Arrays
Array
• 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.
• Example:
• 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
• String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};
• System.out.println(cars[0]);
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);
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:
• Example
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) {
...
}
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} };
• 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
public class Main {
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]);
}
}
}
}