Initialization of arrays

[sudha siva]

Hai All,
Please have a look at the following code.

class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
int ia[][] = { { 1 , 2}, null };//line1
int ja[][] = (int[][])ia.clone();
System.out.print((ia == ja) + " ");
System.out.println(ia[0] == ja[0] && ia[1] == ja[1]);
}
}
Can we assign a null value to the array of int type.

Thanks
sudha

[Travis Benning]

I don't think so.
I think null is only to be used for object, not a numeric.
Hope this helps, if not, wait for a ranch hand to answer.
TB

[Raghav Sam]

Originally posted by sudha siva:
Hai All,
Please have a look at the following code.

class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
int ia[][] = { { 1 , 2}, null };//line1
int ja[][] = (int[][])ia.clone();
System.out.print((ia == ja) + " ");
System.out.println(ia[0] == ja[0] && ia[1] == ja[1]);
}
}
Can we assign a null value to the array of int type.

Thanks
sudha

Yes. Since all arrays are also objects, you can initialize an array with a null reference.

[Uday Kumar]

Sudha,
The code is declaring and initialzing an array of array. So, each of the first arrays' elements will hold reference to the inner (second dimensional) array. And that's where null is pointing to.
HTH

[sun ram]

Array is inherited from the Object class. So we can have the null value.
-SR

Originally posted by Uday Kumar:
Sudha,
The code is declaring and initialzing an array of array. So, each of the first arrays' elements will hold reference to the inner (second dimensional) array. And that's where null is pointing to.
HTH

[swapna sivaraju]

This being a 2-dimensional array it means that the 2 row remains unconstructed!!
as the reference to the 2 row is null.
swapna