//: c08:ArraySize.java
// From Thinking in Java, 2nd Edition
// Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com
// (c) Bruce Eckel 1999
// Copyright notice in Copyright.txt
// Initialization & re-assignment of arrays
package c08;

class Weeble {} // A small mythical creature

public class ArraySize {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Arrays of objects:
    Weeble[] a; // Null handle
    Weeble[] b = new Weeble[5]; // Null handles
    Weeble[] c = new Weeble[4];
    for(int i = 0; i < c.length; i++)
      c[i] = new Weeble();
    Weeble[] d = {
      new Weeble(), new Weeble(), new Weeble()
    };
    // Compile error: variable a not initialized:
    //!System.out.println("a.length=" + a.length);
    System.out.println("b.length = " + b.length);
    // The handles inside the array are 
    // automatically initialized to null:
    for(int i = 0; i < b.length; i++)
      System.out.println("b[" + i + "]=" + b[i]);
    System.out.println("c.length = " + c.length);
    System.out.println("d.length = " + d.length);
    a = d;
    System.out.println("a.length = " + a.length);
    // Java 1.1 initialization syntax:
    a = new Weeble[] {
      new Weeble(), new Weeble()
    };
    System.out.println("a.length = " + a.length);

    // Arrays of primitives:
    int[] e; // Null handle
    int[] f = new int[5];
    int[] g = new int[4];
    for(int i = 0; i < g.length; i++)
      g[i] = i*i;
    int[] h = { 11, 47, 93 };
    // Compile error: variable e not initialized:
    //!System.out.println("e.length=" + e.length);
    System.out.println("f.length = " + f.length);
    // The primitives inside the array are
    // automatically initialized to zero:
    for(int i = 0; i < f.length; i++)
      System.out.println("f[" + i + "]=" + f[i]);
    System.out.println("g.length = " + g.length);
    System.out.println("h.length = " + h.length);
    e = h;
    System.out.println("e.length = " + e.length);
    // Java 1.1 initialization syntax:
    e = new int[] { 1, 2 };
    System.out.println("e.length = " + e.length);
  }
} ///:~