strings

[Neha Sawant]

Hi all'
int index=1;
String a[]=new String(5);
String b=a[index];//1
S.o.p(b);
It prints null
but i thought there will be a compiler error at line 1 b is not of the type []
Thanks in advance
Neha

[Fei Ng]

Originally posted by Neha Sawant:
Hi all'
int index=1;
String a[]=new String(5);
String b=a[index];//1
S.o.p(b);
It prints null
but i thought there will be a compiler error at line 1 b is not of the type []
Thanks in advance
Neha

Maybe i don't understand your question, buy anyway...
String b=a[index];//1
String assign to a String, nothing wrong with line one //1.
a[index] is a String Object. And b is a String reference.
So, b has null now. I think it works ok.

[Jane Griscti]

Hi Neha,
<code>
String a[]=new String(5);
</code>
Here you are declaring a String array a[] and initializing it to hold 5 String objects.
The default value of all objects, including String objects, is null.
So a[0] points to a 'null' object, a[1] points to a 'null' object, etc.
Hope that helps.
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Jane Griscti
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java� 2 Platform
Co-author Mike Meyers' Java 2 Certification Passport
[This message has been edited by Jane Griscti (edited December 02, 2001).]

[Neha Sawant]

thanx Feing and Jane.
I was under the impression that a being of type array[] how it can be assigned to a plain string type.
But after Jane's explanation i realised that it is not the entire [] that is assigned but just a[1] that is assigned to string b.
Thanx once again
Neha.

[Uma Viswanathan]

A minute one to note:
String a[]=new String(5);
Will give compiler error.

[Tony Sam]

Originally posted by Uma Viswanathan:
A minute one to note:
String a[]=new String(5);
Will give compiler error.

Of course,it may be String a[]=new String[5],but as you know ,it's not the main point

[Uma Viswanathan]

Hey...that's why without touching the main subject, just pointed out...