Once more about Array

[sandhi mridul]

There is one rule:
"If an array is declared as 2D array,you cant assign a 1D array to a 1D refrence."
Can someone explain me this with example.
Thanks.

[Dean Jones]

Can you please explain your question in detail?

[Arjun Reddy]

Did U mean,

If an array is declared as 2D array,you cant assign a 1D array to a 2D reference."


int[][] a; // declaration of a 2D Array.

int[] b = new int[10]; // 1D array declaration and Construction.

Now according to the rule U said above, You cannot do the below.

a = b;


Thanks.
[ February 04, 2008: Message edited by: Arjun Reddy ]

[Arjun Reddy]

Sorry got reposted. My Bad..
[ February 04, 2008: Message edited by: Arjun Reddy ]

[Arjun Reddy]

Sorry got reposted. My Bad..
[ February 04, 2008: Message edited by: Arjun Reddy ]

[Deepak Chopra]

This is quite simple concept..
When you create on Object, three ways

1) either assign the reference variable equal to NULL
String[] str = null;

2) assign it to an Object on the heap without initialization

 
 
String[] str = new String[5];
 
in this case
str[0],str[1],str[2],str[3],str4] all are null
but str is referring to an Object..also str is on stack..where as str[0],str[1]... [B]all are array element and they can refer to string object but currently they are not referring to any object.[/B]
 
   

3) Declare and initialize at once

String[] str = {"Jovial","java","blogspot","com"};
This is equivalent to
String[] str = new String[4];
str[0] =  "Jovial";
str[1] = "java";
str[2] = "blogspot";
str[3] = "com";
 

So now consider 2D array, What is 2D array

int[][] i = new int[5][];

here i refer to one Object on the heap and element of that array can refer to other Object,but currently they are not refering to any.

Similar to our second case...
str is referring to one object on the heap and element of that array can refer to other Object but currently they are not referring to any Object.

[sandhi mridul]

Thanks for all your help.
Actually the question is:-
public class Test{
public static void main(String []args){
byte[][]big=new byte[7][7];
byte[][]b=new byte[2][1];
byte b3=5;
byte b2[][][][]=new byte[2][3][1][2];
//
}}
Which of the code could be inserted at "//" which will still allow the code to compile.
options:-
a) b2[0][1]=b;
b) b[0][0]=b3;
c) b2[1][1][0]=b[0][0];
d) b2[1][2][0]=b;
e) b2[0][1][0][0]=b[0][0];
f) b2[0][1]=big;
ans:-a,b,e,f
In the explanation of the ans I found this rule,which I have asked initially for.
Please explain how the assignment is going on.
Thanks
Sandhya

[Henry Wong]

In the explanation of the ans I found this rule,which I have asked initially for.
Please explain how the assignment is going on.

I have no idea what rule you are referring to. In assignments, the rule (for types) is simple, if the right side can be treated as the type of object as the reference type of the left side, the assignment is allowed.

a) b2[0][1]=b;

b is a 2D array (or more specficially an array of array of byte). b2 is a 4D array. When b2 is dereferenced twice, the left side an 2D element reference. Same as the right side.

b) b[0][0]=b3;

b3 is a byte. b is a 2D array. When b is derefereced twice, the left side is a byte. Same as the right side.

c) b2[1][1][0]=b[0][0];

b is a 2D array. When b is derefereced twice, the right side is a byte. b2 is a 4D array. When b2 is dereferenced thrice, the left side is a byte array reference element. Not the same as the right side.

d) b2[1][2][0]=b;

b is a 2D array. b2 is a 4D array. When b2 is dereferenced thrice, the left side is a byte array reference element. Not the same as the right side.

e) b2[0][1][0][0]=b[0][0];

b is a 2D array. When b is derefereced twice, the right side is a byte. b2 is a 4D array. When b2 is dereferenced 4 times, the left side is a byte. Same as the right side.

f) b2[0][1]=big;

big is a 2D array. b2 is a 4D array. When b2 is dereferenced twice, the left side an 2D element reference. Same as the right side.


Henry