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Array instances are objects. They are dynamically created, they can be assigned to a variable of type <code>Object</code> and all methods of class <code>Object</code> may be invoked on an array. | Array instances are objects. They are dynamically created, they can be assigned to a variable of type <code>Object</code> and all methods of class <code>Object</code> may be invoked on an array. | ||
<span id='Array_Component'></span>An array instance contains a number of variables, called '''array components'''. The array components have no names, and | <span id='Array_Component'></span>An array instance contains a number of variables, called '''array components'''. The array components have no names, and they are referenced by array access expressions that use non-negative integer indices. The number of components is fixed, once the array instance is created, the number of components cannot change. | ||
The components can have [[Java_Language#Primitive_Types|primitive types]] and [[Java_Language#Reference_Types|reference types]]. Multidimensional arrays are a special case where all the components have the same [[#Array_Type|array type]], which is one of the reference types. | The components can have [[Java_Language#Primitive_Types|primitive types]] and [[Java_Language#Reference_Types|reference types]]. Multidimensional arrays are a special case where all the components have the same [[#Array_Type|array type]], which is one of the reference types. | ||
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External
- https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/jls-10.html
- https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/arrays.html
Internal
Overview
Array instances are objects. They are dynamically created, they can be assigned to a variable of type Object and all methods of class Object may be invoked on an array.
An array instance contains a number of variables, called array components. The array components have no names, and they are referenced by array access expressions that use non-negative integer indices. The number of components is fixed, once the array instance is created, the number of components cannot change.
The components can have primitive types and reference types. Multidimensional arrays are a special case where all the components have the same array type, which is one of the reference types.
If the number of components of an array is zero, the array is said to be empty. If the array has n components, then it is said that the array has the length n. In this case, its components are referenced with zero-based indices from 0 to n-1.
array element
Array Types
An array type is a case of a reference type.
Array Variables
Array Creation
Array Creation with an Expression
Array Creation with an Array Initializer
Array Access
Multidimensional Arrays
A multidimensional array is an array of multidimensional arrays.