Object Oriented

Programming

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Contents
• Processing Array
• Example
• Array of objects
• Example
• Passing array to method
• Example
• Returning array from method
• Example
• Class objects for arrays
• Example
Sources:

• Copying a java array 1. Chapter 1, Cay Horstmann, Object Oriented Design & Patterns, John Wiley & Sons, 2006, 2nd Edition
2. Chapter 3, 13, Herbert Schildt, The complete Reference Java 2, 5th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill.
3. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/arrays-in-java/
4. https://www.javatpoint.com/array-in-java
• Example 5. https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/arrays.html
6. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_arrays.htm

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Processing Array
public class TestArray
{ public static void main(String[] args)
{
double[] myList = {1.9, 2.9, 3.4, 3.5};
// Print all the array elements
for (int i = 0; i < myList.length; i++)
{
System.out.println(myList[i] + " ");
}
// Summing all elements
double total = 0; Output:
for (int i = 0; i < myList.length; i++) 1.9
{ total += myList[i]; } 2.9
System.out.println("Total is " + total); 3.4
// Finding the largest element 3.5
double max = myList[0]; Total is 11.7
for (int i = 1; i < myList.length; i++) Max is 3.5
{ if (myList[i] > max) max = myList[i]; }
System.out.println("Max is " + max);
} Example 1: TestArray.java
}
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Array of Object
• An array of objects is created just like an array of primitive
type data items.
• Syntax:
• classname[] arr_varibale = new classname[arr_size];
• Example:
• Student[] arr = new Student[7];
• Example 2: Example_2.java

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Passing array to method
• Example 3: Example_3.java
class Example_3
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int arr[] = {3, 1, 2, 5, 4};
// passing array to method m1
sum(arr);
}
public static void sum(int[] arr)
{
// getting sum of array values
int sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)
sum+=arr[i];
System.out.println("sum of array values : " + sum);
}
} Output:
sum of array values : 15

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Returning array from method
• Example 4: Example_4.java
class Example_4
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int arr[] = m1();
for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)
System.out.print(arr[i]+" ");
}
public static int[] m1()
{
// 1. returning array
return new int[]{1,2,3};
//2. Returning reference of array
//int[] x = new int [3];
//x[0]=1;
//x[1]=2; Output:
//x[2]=3; 1 2 3
//return(x);
}
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Class objects for arrays
• Every array has an associated Class object, shared with all other
arrays with the same component type.
• Example 5: Example_5.java
class Example_5
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int intArray[] = new int[3];
byte byteArray[] = new byte[3];
short shortsArray[] = new short[3];
// array of Strings
String[] strArray = new String[3];
System.out.println(intArray.getClass());
System.out.println(intArray.getClass().getSuperclass());
System.out.println(byteArray.getClass());
System.out.println(shortsArray.getClass());
System.out.println(strArray.getClass());
}
}
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Class objects for arrays
• Example 5 (contd..)
Output:
class [I
class java.lang.Object
class [B
class [S
class [Ljava.lang.String;

• The string “[I” is the run-time type signature for the class object “array
with component type int“.
• The only direct superclass of any array type is java.lang.Object.
• The string “[B” is the run-time type signature for the class object “array
with component type byte“.
• The string “[S” is the run-time type signature for the class object “array
with component type short“.
• The string “[L” is the run-time type signature for the class object “array
with component type of a Class”. The Class name is then followed.

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Copying a java array
• Can copy an array to another by the arraycopy() method of
System class.
• Syntax:
public static void arraycopy(
Object src, int srcPos,Object dest,
int destPos, int length)
– The two Object arguments specify the array to copy from and the array to
copy to.
– The three int arguments specify the starting position in the source array, the
starting position in the destination array, and the number of array elements to
copy.
• Example 6: Example_6.java

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