length variable in arrays....

[vignesh hariharan]

class testArrayLength
{
private static int [] arr = new int[10];
public static void main(String ar[])
{
System.out.println(arr.length);
}
}

the output is 10...

please someone help me from where this variable length came from the API... how is the arr.length works..??? and that too it is length and not LENGTH... all are of lower case.. please help.. thanks in advance...

[Keith Lynn]

length is a final field associated with arrays.

[vignesh hariharan]

when arr.length works it means that length is associated with arrays.. but how and where do the length variable come from??? pls help me...

[Keith Lynn]

Arrays are objects, but there is no class definition associated with it. They inherit some methods from Object and when created the length field is initialized.

[marc weber]

Array's are not in the API, but are described in the Java Language Specification.

"The array's length is available as a final instance variable length." (Ref: Section 10.3 - Array Creation).

Also see Section 10.7 - Array Members.
[ April 05, 2006: Message edited by: marc weber ]

[kalps ganvir]

length is benificial var that will return u the length of array .getting !!
so explore ur skills of using it. instead of unnessesarily findng its history.




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