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What is an array in Java?

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What is an array in Java?

An array is an ordered list of values, indexed from 0 to N-1.

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How do you reference a particular value in an array?

Using the array name followed by the index in brackets, e.g., scores[2].

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What is bounds checking in relation to arrays?

It ensures that an index used in an array reference is within the valid range from 0 to N-1.

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What exception is thrown if an array index is out of bounds in Java?

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.

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How is an array declared in Java?

Using the syntax: type[] arrayName = new type[size];

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What are initializer lists used for in array declarations?

They allow you to instantiate and fill an array in one step.

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How can arrays be passed to methods in Java?

An entire array can be passed as a parameter, and its reference is passed.

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What is a two-dimensional array in Java?

An array that can be thought of as a table of elements, with rows and columns.

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What is the main advantage of using variable-length parameter lists in methods?

It allows methods to accept any number of parameters of the same type without the need to create an array beforehand.

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What are 'ragged arrays'?

These are multidimensional arrays where each dimension can have different lengths.

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How do you create an array of objects in Java?

By declaring an array of the object type and then instantiating each object separately.

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What does the 'length' field of an array represent?

It stores the number of elements in the array.

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How do you access the elements of a two-dimensional array?

By specifying two indices, e.g., arrayName[rowIndex][columnIndex].

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What happens when you use an initializer list for an array?

The new operator is not used, and the size is determined by the number of items in the list.

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