Array
size
Java
arrays provide a value to tell the program the size (number of elements)
an array has been defined with. If arr
is an array (of any type) then arr.length
is the length of the array.
For example,
this section of Java:
int arr = new int[100];
System.out.println( arr.length )
Will print the number
"100" as there are 100 elements in array arr.
Note that
"length" is not a method.
This means
that it would be incorrect in this case to write x.length().
This
is a cause of some confusion because in the case of the String class (described
below) this would be the correct notation! As ever, it takes a bit of practice
to get it right.
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