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COE211 Lecture16

This chapter covers array declaration and usage in Java, including bounds checking, variable length parameter lists, and multidimensional arrays. It also introduces the ArrayList class, which allows dynamic storage of object references and provides methods for inserting and removing elements. Additionally, the chapter discusses how to specify the type of elements in an ArrayList.

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COE211 Lecture16

This chapter covers array declaration and usage in Java, including bounds checking, variable length parameter lists, and multidimensional arrays. It also introduces the ArrayList class, which allows dynamic storage of object references and provides methods for inserting and removing elements. Additionally, the chapter discusses how to specify the type of elements in an ArrayList.

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Chapter overview

 This chapter focuses on


 Array declaration and use

 Bounds checking and capacity

 Arrays storing object references

 Variable length parameter lists

 Multidimensional arrays

 The ArrayList class


Two-dimensional arrays
 A one-dimensional array stores a list of element

 A two dimensional array


 Can be thought of as a table of elements

 With rows and columns


one two
dimension dimensions
Two dimensional arrays:
declaration
 To be precise, in JAVA
 A two-dimensional array is an array of arrays

 A two-dimensional array
 is declared by specifying the size of each dimension
int[][] scores = new int[12][50];
 An array element
 is referenced using two index values
value = scores[3][6]
 The array stored in one row
 Can be specified using one index
Two-dimensional arrays:
example
Expression Type Description
table int[][] 2D array of integers, or
array of integer arrays
table[5] int[] array of integers
table[5][12] int integer

 See TwoDArray.java

 See SodaSurvey.java
Chapter overview
 This chapter focuses on
 Array declaration and use

 Bounds checking and capacity

 Arrays storing object references

 Variable length parameter lists

 Multidimensional arrays

 The ArrayList class


The ArrayList class
 The ArrayList class
 is part of java.util

 Can store a list of values


 and reference each one using a numeric index

 Dynamically grows and shrinks as needed


 Adjusting its capacity as necessary

 However, you cannot use the brackets syntax


 With an ArrayList object
ArrayList elements
 ArrayList
 is not declared to store a particular type

 any type of object can be added to an ArrayList

 stores references to different types of objects

 If a primitive value must be stored in an ArrayList


 Use the appropriate wrapper class
Arraylist: inserting and
removing elements
 Elements in an ArrayList
 Can be inserted or removed
 with a single method invocation

 When an element is inserted


 Other elements move aside to make room

 When an element is removed


 The list collapses to close the gap

 The indexes of elements adjust accordingly


Specifying an ArrayList
element type
 See Beatles.java

 we can also define


 An ArrayList object to accept a particular object type

 The following declaration creates an ArrayList object


 that only stores Family objects

ArrayList<Family> reunion = new ArrayList<Family>


Methods defined in ArrayList
 boolean add(Object obj)
 Inserts the specified object to the end of the list

 object remove(int index)


 Removes the element at specified index in the list

 void add(int index, Object obj)


 Inserts the specified object into list at specified index

 int indexOf(Object obj)


 Returns the index of 1st occurrence of the specified
object

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