Why int[] a = new int[1] instead of just int a?

Question

Is there some hidden meaning in this code which I don\'t see in java? How can it be useful?

int[] a = new int[1];

than just

int         


        

Answer 1

All arrays in java are objects. when declaring: int x = 5; you're declaring a primitive type.

When declaring int[] x = new int[]; you're creating an object with type int[].

So int[] is actually a class.