multidimensional arrrays

[ram shah]

int[] a, b[];
In the above code snippet, a is a single dimensional array & b is 2 dimensional array....Am I right?

Pls correct me if I'm wrong.

[Henry Wong]

Correct. "a" is an array of ints. "b" is an array of arrays of ints.

Henry

[marc weber]

Here's an excerpt from my notes...

When declaring an Array, the identifier can appear anywhere amid the pairs of brackets denoting the dimension (but not enclosed within brackets). For example...

String s[][];
String []s[];
String [][]s;

When an Array of a given type and dimension is declared, any subsequent identifiers on that line can add dimensions -- provided that the brackets indicating the additional dimensions come after the associated identifier.

int[][]a, b, c[];

In the above declaration, a and b are both declared as 2-dimensional Arrays, while c adds a dimension to become a 3-dimensional Array.

Note, however, that in the declaration below, d is a 2-dimensional Array (an Object), while e remains a primitive int.

int d[][], e;

[yogesh srinivasan]

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Note, however, that in the declaration below, d is a 2-dimensional Array (an Object), while e remains a primitive int.

int d[][], e;

Why in the above declaration e is not a 2-d array ??

[anshi kohli]

what if int[][]d, e; was there then d and e both are 2-D arrays???

[Manfred Klug]

Originally posted by anshi kohli:
what if int[][]d, e; was there then d and e both are 2-D arrays???

Yes.