what is an array

[Yudi Strange]

Whats the difference between

String [] a;

and

String a;

Kindly explain.

[edited subject - was doubt]

[Marco Ehrentreich]

Hi Yudi,

the one with the [] is called an array! Basically an array contains multiple Strings whereas the one without [] is exactly one object of type String.

You'll find more information on the website I posted ;-)

Marco

[Ankit Garg]

Yudi please Use A Meaningful Subject Line for your posts to get better response...

[Yudi Strange]

@Ankit: I'll keep that in mind next time. Thanks for the heads up.

@Marco:
then what does String a[] means? Is it the same as String [] a?

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Dear Yudi,

You Should read Way of Declare a Array

Hope this helps

[Marco Ehrentreich]

Both notations are identical and mean exactly the same. But in general

String[] someArray

should be preferred instead of

String someArray[]

because the the array brackets are part of the type declaration. So it's less confusing to put the brackets directly to the base type "String".

Marco

[Yudi Strange]

Thanks!!!

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Yudi Strange wrote:@Ankit: I'll keep that in mind next time. Thanks for the heads up.

I edited the subject this time so other newcomers don't think that is the best way to ask a questin.