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Array

IT5-Chapter 7

Array Defined:

An array is a collection of similar types of data. It is a container that holds

data (values) of one single type.

For example,

int[] age = new int[5];

Declaring Array Variables

To use an array in a program, you must declare a variable to reference

the array, and you must specify the type of array the variable can reference.
Here is the syntax for declaring an array variable −

Syntax:

dataType[] arrayRefVar; // preferred way. or dataType arrayRefVar[]; //

works but not preferred way.

Example:

double[] myList; // preferred way.

or

double myList[]; // works but not preferred way.

Creating Arrays

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Syntax:

arrayRefVar = new dataType[arraySize];

The above statement does two things −

It creates an array using new dataType[arraySize].

It assigns the reference of the newly created array to the variable arrayRefVar.

Declaring an array variable, creating an array, and assigning the

reference of the array to the variable can be combined in one statement, as
shown below −

dataType[] arrayRefVar = new dataType[arraySize];

Alternatively you can create arrays as follows −

dataType[] arrayRefVar = {value0, value1, ...};

The array elements are accessed through the index. Array indices are 0-
based; that is, they start from 0 to arrayRefVar.length-1.

Arrays Sample Algorithm #1

For example:

int[] arr= {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10};

for(int i=0;i<arr.length;i++) // or

System.out.println(arr[i]);

Test Array (Finding MAX) Arrays Sample Algorithm #2

double[] myList = {1.9, 2.9, 3.4, 3.5};

Part 1// Print all the array elements

for (int i = 0; i < myList.length; i++) {

System.out.println(myList[i] ); }

Part 2// Summing all elements

double total = 0;

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for (int i = 0; i < myList.length; i++) {

total += myList[i];

System.out.println("Total is " + total);

Part 3// Finding the largest element

double max = myList[0];

for (int i = 1; i < myList.length; i++) {

if (myList[i] > max)

max = myList[i]; }

System.out.println("Max is " + max);

This will produce the following result −

1.9

2.9

3.4

3.5

Total is 11.7

Max is 3.5

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Array Sample Demo #1

Array Representation:

5 7 12 37 80 3 25 11 92 10

Array lenght = 10
Total Indexes = Array lenght -1 = 9

Simulation Sheet:

i i<10 S.o.pln(arr[i]); i++

0 0<10=t 5 0+1=1
1 t 7 2
2 t 12 3
3 t 37 4
4 t 80 5
5 t 3 6
6 t 25 7
7 t 11 8
8 t 92 9
9 t 10 10
10 10<10=f

Array Sample Demo #2: FINDING MAX PROGRAM

Part 1: Print all the array elements

Array length = 4
Array name = myList
Indices = 0-3

1.9 2.9 3.4 3.5

for (int i = 0; i < myList.length; i++) {

System.out.println(myList[i] ); }

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i i<4 Sop(myList[i]) i++

0 t 1.9 1
1 t 2.9 2
2 t 3.4 3
3 t 3.5 4
4 4<4=f

1.9
2.9
3.4
3.5

Part 2: Summing all elements

Array length = 4
Array name = myList

1.9 2.9 3.4 3.5

double total = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < myList.length; i++) {
total += myList[i];
}

total i i<4 total+=myList[i] i++ S.o.pln("Total

is " + total);
0 0 t 1.9 1 11.7
1.9 1 t 4.8 2
4.8 2 t 8.2 3
8.2 3 t 11.7 4
11.7 4 4<4=f

1.9
2.9
3.4
3.5
Total is: 11.7

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Part 3: Finding the largest element

Array length = 4
Array name = myList

1.9 2.9 3.4 3.5

double max = myList[0];

for (int i = 1; i < myList.length; i++) {
if (myList[i] > max)
max = myList[i]; }
System.out.println("Max is " + max);

max=myList[0] i i<4 if(myList[i]>max) max = i++ Sopln(“

myList[i] Max is”
+ max)
1.9 1 t 2.9>1.9=t 2.9 2
2 t 3.4>2.9=t 3.4 3
3 t 3.5>3.4=t 3.5 4
4 4<4=f

1.9
2.9
3.4
3.5
Total is: 11.7
Max is 3.5

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