How to initialize array bidimensional ?

[Gustavo Siqueira]

How to initialize array bidimensional ?
Example:

//TicTacToe.java
//TicTacToe - Jogo da velha

public class TicTacToe {
	
	private String nameOfPlayerOne; //name of player one
	private String nameOfPlayerTwo; //name of player two
	private int start[][]; //three lines and three columns
	private enum Status {CONTINUE, WON, LOST};
	
	//construct start
	public TicTacToe(int start[][])
	{	
		
		start = new int[][];

	}
	

}

I initialize in construct with value 0.

[Luigi Plinge]

You probably don't want the (int start[][]) in your constructor. Or if you do, at least give it a different name to your private field.

When you make a new array, you need to specify its dimensions, as in

start = new int[3][3];  

You will find it's already full of zeros, because 0 is the default for an int.

If you wanted to put other numbers in, you could use Arrays.fill(). But you would have to loop over the arrays because in Java, there's no such thing as multi-dimensional arrays, only arrays of arrays.

[Gustavo Siqueira]

Hello Luigi!
thanks by response!
See:

start = new int[3][3]; 

In that case, the array has three dimensions ? Or is, can save three int numbers ?

Thanks! (:

[Luigi Plinge]

It means it has 2 dimensions, the first of which consists of 3 int[] arrays, each containing 3 ints.

You should check out a good beginners' book like Head First Java.

[Gustavo Siqueira]

Luigi,

[] Are the dimensions?
The that is within, are the size ?

[Luigi Plinge]

Yes. And don't forget that the indexes start at 0.

[Gustavo Siqueira]

Very good!
More, and now, how to save numbers within of array ?
By example:

 System.out.println("Write one number for save within of array ?");
See:
[code]start = new int[3][3]; // [3] one||  [3] two

I save one number int in dimension TWO.
How ?

[Luigi Plinge]

http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/arrays.html