jq+ code

[Nils W Widmer]

//regarding this code, why does it print "null"?
public class StringArrayTest
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
String[][][] arr =
{
{ { "a", "b" , "c"}, { "d", "e", null } },
{ {"x"}, null },
{{"y"}},
{ { "z","p"}, {} }
};
System.out.println(arr[0][1][2]);
}
}

/*
the explanation of jq+ after I did the test says:
arr[0][1][2] => [0] = { { "a", "b" , "c"}, { "d", "e", null } }, [1] = { "d", "e", null } and [3] = null.
So it will print 'null'.

But I dont get why.
*/

[Sunetra Saha]

I will try to explain.
Take the entire mad list
{
{ { "a", "b" , "c"}, { "d", "e", null } },
{ {"x"}, null },
{{"y"}},
{ { "z","p"}, {} }
}
and try to imagine it to be an unidimensional array. For this we can break it up with commas. Thus we have an array of 4 elements. Now take the first element of the said array { { "a", "b" , "c"}, { "d", "e", null } } - which again looks like an array and can be broken up by commas. Thus we have a nested array of two elements inside the first element - i.e the elements a[0][0] and a[0][1]. Since we are only concerned with a[0][1] we take a closer look at it i.e { "d", "e", null } . This again is an array of three elements a[0][1][0](="d"), a[0][1][1](="e") and a[0][1][2](=null) - our required answer.
Hope I have been clear enough.

[Mini Pilla]

That was very good and clear explanantion.
Thanx Saha
Rajani
[This message has been edited by Rajani Katta (edited August 16, 2001).]