package com.ack.learning;
public class UsingPrimitiveArrays {
public static void main( String[] args ) {
// declare an array
int[] bags;
// create and assign array with 10 elements
bags = new int[5];
// declare, create and assign array in one step
float[] balances = new float[4];
/**
* Note that both the 'bags' and 'balances' arrays
* are initialised with the default values which for
* ints and float are zero
*/
// assign bags new values
bags = new int[]{5, 10, 15, 20, 25};
// here is a shorthand for declaring an array,
// and assigning values. note that the omission
// of the new statement can only be done if declaration
// and assignment take place within one statement
int[] sacks = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
// and to get the length of the array
// java provides a special property on arrays
// NOTE: length is not a method, hence no parenthesis
System.out.println( "The number of sacks is: " + sacks.length );
// accessing arrays
for( int i = 0; i < bags.length; i++ ) {
System.out.println( bags[i] );
}
}
}