Initialising a multidimensional array in Java

Question

What is the correct way to declare a multidimensional array and assign values to it?

This is what I have:

int x = 5;
int y = 5;

String[][] myStringA         


        

Answer 1

You can also use the following construct:

String[][] myStringArray = new String [][] { { "X0", "Y0"},
                                             { "X1", "Y1"},
                                             { "X2", "Y2"},
                                             { "X3", "Y3"},
                                             { "X4", "Y4"} };

Answer 2

I'll add that if you want to read the dimensions, you can do this:

int[][][] a = new int[4][3][2];

System.out.println(a.length);  // 4
System.out.println(a[0].length); // 3
System.out.println(a[0][0].length); //2

You can also have jagged arrays, where different rows have different lengths, so a[0].length != a[1].length.