Array Characteristics

‡ List of values.
‡ A list of values where every member is of the
same type.
‡ Each member in an array is called an element.
‡ Each array has a variable name associated with it.
‡ Each element in an array has an index.
‡ Indexing always starts with zero.
—eclaring an Array
‡ int [] scores ;
‡ Allocates a variable that can ³point´ to an
array of integers
‡ Array variables declared but not created have
a value of NULL
Inspecting a declared array
 Creating an Array
‡ int [] values = new int[6] ;
‡ —efault values for integer arrays - zero

Arrays are Reference —ata Types ± They contain addresses not values
Creating, Initializing and
Populating an array
‡ After an array is declared:
‡ scores = new int [6] ; //create
‡ scores = {3,5,6,7,4,3}; // initialize
‡ Using a loop with a variable for the
index to populate an array.
—eclaring, Creating, Initializing
‡ int [] scores = new int [6] ;
‡ scores = {23, 34, 55, 64, 23, 21};
‡ int[] scores = {23, 34, 55, 64, 23, 21};
Accessing Elements
‡ int grade = scores[index] ;
‡ where index represents the specific element.
uestion
‡ Assume correct declaration of an integer
array called numbers.
‡ Will the following code compile and work
as intended?
Answer
‡ Yes
uestion
‡ Create an array called names that contains
15 Strings.
‡ Create should (probably) assume the array
is already declared.
Answer(s)
‡ names = new String [15] ;
‡ or String [] names = new String[15] ;
uestion
‡ Initialize an array of integers to the values
31, 32, 33, 34, and 35. Use an array
initializer.
Answer(s)
‡ someName = {31, 32, 33, 34, 35 } ;
‡ int [] someName = {31, 32, 33, 34, 35 } ;
uestion
‡ Write an output statement that outputs the
third element in an array
Answer
‡ System.out.println(someName[2]);
‡ Third element will have an index of 2.
‡ Fifth element will have an index of 4.
‡ An index of 17 is the 18th element of the
array.
uestion
‡ Write an output statement that will print the
number of elements in an array of integers
called numbers.
Answer
‡ System.out.println(numbers.length);
‡ Note - NO parentheses