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initializing arrays

Posted by Dan Bishop on March 22, 2001 at 6:02 PM

> why can't i initialize a two dimensional array like this
> int[][] one =new int[2][];
> one[0]={2,3,4};
> one[1]={3,3,3};

because you can only use the { } notation in a declaration statement. However, you can initialize it like this:

int[][] one = {{2, 3, 4}, {3, 3, 3}};