problem in understanding the syntax

Can you please clarify the meaning of the following line of code
boolean setFlag(Boolean [] test []);
assume test is some class.Nothing was mentioned in the book.

Originally posted by nilesh purohit:
Can you please clarify the meaning of the following line of code
boolean setFlag(Boolean [] test []);
assume test is some class.Nothing was mentioned in the book.

As it's written, the only way I can see this working is inside an interface, as an implicitly abstract method declaration where "test" denotes a 2-dimensional Boolean array.

But if we are to assume that "test" is some class, then we need a comma between these arguments. In that case, the line is close to working as a method call with an added assignment ("b ="), or simply a method call (without "boolean"). That is...

boolean b = setFlag(Boolean[], test[]);

...or just...

setFlag(Boolean[], test[]);

Where did this come from? And what is the context?

ouch, someone hates you,

it looks like a declaration of a method from an interface,
(obviously) it returns a boolean,

it takes a 2 dimensional array of Boolean objects, the parameter name is test,

it would more nicely be coded:

for better or for worse, they are all equivalent

useful examples:
http://www.janeg.ca/scjp/lang/arrays.html
[ December 18, 2007: Message edited by: Bill Shirley ]

thank to all for clearing the doughts.It was an Interface declarations.But I was not knowing about array declaration can be done in this mannaer also.
Thanks once again