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The document discusses Java arrays including declaring array variables, processing arrays, passing arrays to methods, and ArrayLists. Arrays are fixed-length containers that hold values of a single type. Arrays are declared with a size and elements accessed via indexes. For/for-each loops are commonly used to process array elements. When passing arrays to methods, the reference is copied so changes within the method affect the original array.

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04a Array

The document discusses Java arrays including declaring array variables, processing arrays, passing arrays to methods, and ArrayLists. Arrays are fixed-length containers that hold values of a single type. Arrays are declared with a size and elements accessed via indexes. For/for-each loops are commonly used to process array elements. When passing arrays to methods, the reference is copied so changes within the method affect the original array.

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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).

2
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];

4
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

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