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Overview

In this tutorial, we will learn Java Arrays. In Java, an array is a data structure that stores values of the same data type. Each element in the array can be accessed using the index.

We can use the array data structure if we know the array size up front.

Declare an array

We can declare an array using the following syntax:

datatype[] arrayVariable;

For example, to declare an integer array:

int[] arr; // declare an integer array

Notice that the size of the array is not part of this declaration.

Create an array

We can create an array with the new operator.

arr = new int[3];

We have created an array with 3 elements.

Initialize array elements

We can initialize the array elements with the index. In Java, the array index starts with 0.

arr[0]=10;

arr[1]=20;

arr[2]=30;

Alternatively, we can use the below syntax to create an initialize the array elements.

int[] arr = {1,2,3,4,5};

Example

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public class ArrayDemo {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
 int[] arr; //declare an integer array
 arr = new int[3]; // create an array of 3 elements

 //initialize array elements
 arr[0] = 10;
 arr[1] = 20;
 arr[2] = 30;

 //Access array elements
 System.out.println("Array element =" + arr[0]);
 System.out.println("Array element =" + arr[1]);
 System.out.println("Array element =" + arr[2]);
 }
}

Java Arrays Example Code