Arrays in Java

Java array is an object which contains elements of a similar data type. Additionally, The elements of an
array are stored in a contiguous memory location. It is a data structure where we store similar elements.
We can store only a fixed set of elements in a Java array.

Static array declaration

int arr [ ] = { 12, 34, 56 }

To find the length of an array. We use - arr. length. It will return value 3. Because a number of
elements in array arr is 3.

Another way to declare static array.

Int arr[] = new int[3]; --- integer array of size = 3.

import java.util.Scanner;
public class arraysdemo {
Scanner sc;
void input()
{ sc = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("enter number of ages want to insert-->");
int size = sc.nextInt();
sc.nextLine();
int age[] = new int[size]; Dynamic size array
for(int i=0;i<age.length;i++) declares
{System.out.println("enter age-->");
age[i] = sc.nextInt(); Elements inserted into an array
sc.nextLine();
}
System.out.println("show ages-->");
for(int x: age) // for-each loop
{ System.out.println(x); Display elements of an array
} using for – each loop.
} Output –
public static void main(String args[]) enter number of ages want to insert-->
{ arraysdemo ob = new arraysdemo(); 2
ob.input(); enter age-->
}} 23
enter age-->
34
show ages-->
23
34
Example of passing of an array to a function and returning an array from
function
public class passingarray {
String output[];
String[] showArray(String names[])
{
output = new String[names.length];

int count=0;
for(String i : names)
{ Fetch one by one element of an array “names”
output[count] = i + " ADMIN"; and add “ADMIN” at the end of the each of the
count ++; element and store the result in the array name
} “output”.
return output;
} Array “output” returned.
public static void main(String args[])
{
String names[] = {"mohan", "ram", "Gopal"};
passingarray ref = new passingarray();
String show[] = ref.showArray(names); Passing array “names” to function “showArray()
”
for(String i: show)
{
System.out.println(i); Output –
}
} mohanADMIN
} ramADMIN
GopalADMIN
2D array Static declaration
Int arr [][] = new int [2][]; Comment –
Static declaration For a 2D matrix. Number of
arr [0] = new int [3]; columns may be vary for each row.
Int arr[][] = { {2,3,4}, arr [1] = new int [4];
{5,6,7}
}; row cols Int arr [][] = new int [][3]; Wrong
s declaration
Int arr [][] = new int [2][3];

arr [0][0] = 10; Tip

Calculate no. of columns in 2nd row?

arr[1].length
import java.util.Scanner;
public class jaggyarray { Example of 2D matrix with variable no.’s of columns for each
Scanner s;
void input()
row
{
s = new Scanner(System.in);
int a[][] = new int[2][]; Dynamic array declares
a[0] = new int[3];
for(int i=0;i<a[0].length;i++) 3 columns declared for 1st
{ System.out.println("Enter value"); row
a[0][i] = s.nextInt(); Insert elements of 1st row.
}
a[1] = new int[5];
for(int i=0;i<a[1].length;i++) 5 columns declared for 2nd
{ System.out.println("Enter value"); row
a[1][i] = s.nextInt(); Insert elements of 2nd row.
}
System.out.println("Display elements of 2D array");
for(int i=0;i<a.length;i++)
{ for(int j=0;j<a[i].length;j++)
{
Traverse the elements of the
System.out.print(a[i][j]+" ");
2D array
}
System.out.println();
}
}
public static void main(String args[])
{ jaggyarray ob = new jaggyarray();
ob.input();
}
}