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Alternative Array Declaration Syntax
There is a second form that can be used to declare an array:
type
[ ]
var-name
;
Here, the square brackets follow the type specifier, not the name of the array variable. For
example, the following two declarations are equivalent:
The following declarations are also equivalent:
This alternative declaration form offers convenience when declaring several arrays at the
same time. For example,
This creates three array variables of type
int
. It is the same as writing
The alternative declaration form is also useful when specifying an array as a return type for
a method. For example,