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Chapter 7
Arrays
Arrays
• Arrays are objects that help us organize large
amounts of information
• Chapter 7 focuses on:

 array declaration and use
 bounds checking and capacity
 arrays that store object references
 variable length parameter lists
 multidimensional arrays
 the ArrayList class
 polygons and polylines
 mouse events and keyboard events
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Outline
Declaring and Using Arrays
Arrays of Objects
Variable Length Parameter Lists
Two-Dimensional Arrays
The ArrayList Class
Polygons and Polylines
Mouse Events and Key Events

Arrays
• An array is an ordered list of values
The entire array Each value has a numeric index

has a single name
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
scores 79 87 94 82 67 98 87 81 74 91
An array of size N is indexed from zero to N-1
This array holds 10 values that are indexed from 0 to 9

Arrays
• A particular value in an array is referenced using
the array name followed by the index in brackets
• For example, the expression
scores[2]
refers to the value 94 (the 3rd value in the array)
• That expression represents a place to store a

single integer and can be used wherever an
integer variable can be used

Arrays
• For example, an array element can be assigned a
value, printed, or used in a calculation:
scores[2] = 89;
scores[first] = scores[first] + 2;
mean = (scores[0] + scores[1])/2;
System.out.println ("Top = " + scores[5]);

Arrays
• The values held in an array are called array
elements
• An array stores multiple values of the same type –

the element type
• The element type can be a primitive type or an

object reference
• Therefore, we can create an array of integers, an

array of characters, an array of String objects, an
array of Coin objects, etc.
• In Java, the array itself is an object that must be

instantiated
Arrays
• Another way to depict the scores array:
scores 79
87
94
82
67
98
87
81
74
91

Declaring Arrays
• The scores array could be declared as follows:
int[] scores = new int[10];
• The type of the variable scores is int[] (an array

of integers)
• Note that the array type does not specify its size,
but each object of that type has a specific size
• The reference variable scores is set to a new array

object that can hold 10 integers

Declaring Arrays
• Some other examples of array declarations:
float[] prices = new float[500];
boolean[] flags;
flags = new boolean[20];
char[] codes = new char[1750];

Using Arrays
• The iterator version of the for loop can be used
when processing array elements
for (int score : scores)

System.out.println (score);
• This is only appropriate when processing all array

elements from top (lowest index) to bottom
(highest index)
• See BasicArray.java (page 372)

Bounds Checking
• Once an array is created, it has a fixed size
• An index used in an array reference must specify a

valid element
• That is, the index value must be in range 0 to N-1
• The Java interpreter throws an

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if an array
index is out of bounds
• This is called automatic bounds checking

Bounds Checking
• For example, if the array codes can hold 100
values, it can be indexed using only the numbers 0
to 99
• If the value of count is 100, then the following

reference will cause an exception to be thrown:
System.out.println (codes[count]);
• It’s common to introduce off-by-one errors when

using arrays problem
for (int index=0; index <= 100; index++)

codes[index] = index*50 + epsilon;

Bounds Checking
• Each array object has a public constant called
length that stores the size of the array
• It is referenced using the array name:
scores.length
• Note that length holds the number of elements,

not the largest index
• See ReverseOrder.java (page 375)
• See LetterCount.java (page 376)

Alternate Array Syntax
• The brackets of the array type can be associated
with the element type or with the name of the array
• Therefore the following two declarations are

equivalent:
float[] prices;
float prices[];
• The first format generally is more readable and

should be used

Initializer Lists
• An initializer list can be used to instantiate and fill
an array in one step
• The values are delimited by braces and separated

by commas
• Examples:
int[] units = {147, 323, 89, 933, 540,

269, 97, 114, 298, 476};
char[] letterGrades = {'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', ’F'};

Initializer Lists
• Note that when an initializer list is used:
 the new operator is not used
 no size value is specified
• The size of the array is determined by the number

of items in the initializer list
• An initializer list can be used only in the array

declaration
• See Primes.java (page 381)

Arrays as Parameters
• An entire array can be passed as a parameter to a
method
• Like any other object, the reference to the array is

passed, making the formal and actual parameters
aliases of each other
• Therefore, changing an array element within the

method changes the original
• An individual array element can be passed to a

method as well, in which case the type of the
formal parameter is the same as the element type

Outline
Arrays of Objects
The ArrayList Class

Arrays of Objects
• The elements of an array can be object references
• The following declaration reserves space to store

5 references to String objects
String[] words = new String[5];
• It does NOT create the String objects themselves
• Initially an array of objects holds null references
• Each object stored in an array must be

instantiated separately

Arrays of Objects
• The words array when initially declared:
words -
-
-
-
-
• At this point, the following reference would throw

a NullPointerException:
System.out.println (words[0]);

Arrays of Objects
• After some String objects are created and stored
in the array:
words “friendship
”“loyalty”
“honor”
-
-

Arrays of Objects
• Keep in mind that String objects can be created
using literals
• The following declaration creates an array object

called verbs and fills it with four String objects
created using string literals
String[] verbs = {"play", "work", "eat", "sleep"};

Arrays of Objects
• The following example creates an array of Grade
objects, each with a string representation and a
numeric lower bound
• See GradeRange.java (page 384)

• See Grade.java (page 385)
• Now let's look at an example that manages a

collection of CD objects
• See Tunes.java (page 387)

• See CDCollection.java (page 388)
• See CD.java (page 391)

Arrays of Objects
• A UML diagram for the Tunes program:
Tunes CDCollection
- collection : CD[]
+ main (args : String[]) : void - count : int
- totalCost : double
+ addCD (title : String, artist : String,

cost : double, tracks : int) : void
+ toString() : String
CD - increaseSize() : void
- title : String 1
- artist : String
- cost : double
- tracks : int
*
+ toString() : String

Command-Line Arguments
• The signature of the main method indicates that it
takes an array of String objects as a parameter
• These values come from command-line arguments

that are provided when the interpreter is invoked
• For example, the following invocation of the

interpreter passes three String objects into main:
> java StateEval pennsylvania texas arizona
• These strings are stored at indexes 0-2 of the array

parameter of the main method
• See NameTag.java (page 393)

Outline
Arrays of Objects
The ArrayList Class

• Suppose we wanted to create a method that
processed a different amount of data from one
invocation to the next
• For example, let's define a method called average
that returns the average of a set of integer
parameters
// one call to average three values

mean1 = average (42, 69, 37);
// another call to average seven values

mean2 = average (35, 43, 93, 23, 40, 21, 75);

• We could define overloaded versions of the
average method
 Downside: we'd need a separate version of the method
for each parameter count
• We could define the method to accept an array of

integers
 Downside: we'd have to create the array and store the
integers prior to calling the method each time
• Instead, Java provides a convenient way to create

variable length parameter lists

• Using special syntax in the formal parameter list,
we can define a method to accept any number of
parameters of the same type
• For each call, the parameters are automatically put

into an array for easy processing in the method
Indicates a variable length parameter list
public double average (int ... list)

{
// whatever
} element array
type name

public double average (int ... list)
{
double result = 0.0;
if (list.length != 0)
{
int sum = 0;
for (int num : list)
sum += num;
result = (double)num / list.length;
}
return result;
}

• The type of the parameter can be any primitive or
object type
public void printGrades (Grade ... grades)

{
for (Grade letterGrade : grades)
System.out.println (letterGrade);
}

• A method that accepts a variable number of
parameters can also accept other parameters
• The following method accepts an int, a String

object, and a variable number of double values
into an array called nums
public void test (int count, String name,

double ... nums)
{
// whatever
}

• The varying number of parameters must come last
in the formal arguments
• A single method cannot accept two sets of varying

parameters
• Constructors can also be set up to accept a

variable number of parameters
• See VariableParameters.java (page 396)

• See Family.java (page 397)

Outline
Arrays of Objects
The ArrayList Class

• A one-dimensional array stores a list of elements
• A two-dimensional array can be thought of as a

table of elements, with rows and columns
one two
dimension dimensions

• To be precise, in Java a two-dimensional array is
an array of arrays
• A two-dimensional array is declared by specifying

the size of each dimension separately:
int[][] scores = new int[12][50];
• A array element is referenced using two index

values:
value = scores[3][6]
• The array stored in one row can be specified

using one index
Expression Type Description

table int[][] 2D array of integers, or
array of integer arrays
table[5] int[] array of integers
table[5][12] int integer
• See TwoDArray.java (page 399)
• See SodaSurvey.java (page 400)

Multidimensional Arrays
• An array can have many dimensions – if it has
more than one dimension, it is called a
multidimensional array
• Each dimension subdivides the previous one into

the specified number of elements
• Each dimension has its own length constant
• Because each dimension is an array of array

references, the arrays within one dimension can be
of different lengths
 these are sometimes called ragged arrays

Outline
Arrays of Objects
The ArrayList Class

The ArrayList Class
• The ArrayList class is part of the java.util
package
• Like an array, it can store a list of values and
reference each one using a numeric index
• However, you cannot use the bracket syntax with
an ArrayList object
• Furthermore, an ArrayList object grows and
shrinks as needed, adjusting its capacity as
necessary

The ArrayList Class
• Elements can be inserted or removed with a single
method invocation
• When an element is inserted, the other elements

"move aside" to make room
• Likewise, when an element is removed, the list

"collapses" to close the gap
• The indexes of the elements adjust accordingly

The ArrayList Class
• An ArrayList stores references to the Object
class, which allows it to store any kind of object
• See Beatles.java (page 405)
• We can also define an ArrayList object to accept

a particular type of object
• The following declaration creates an ArrayList

object that only stores Family objects
ArrayList<Family> reunion = new ArrayList<Family>
• This is an example of generics, which are

discussed further in Chapter 12
ArrayList Efficiency
• The ArrayList class is implemented using an
underlying array
• The array is manipulated so that indexes remain

continuous as elements are added or removed
• If elements are added to and removed from the

end of the list, this processing is fairly efficient
• But as elements are inserted and removed from

the front or middle of the list, the remaining
elements are shifted

Outline
Arrays of Objects
The ArrayList Class

• Arrays can be helpful in graphics processing
• For example, they can be used to store a list of

coordinates
• A polygon is a multisided, closed shape
• A polyline is similar to a polygon except that its

endpoints do not meet, and it cannot be filled
• See Rocket.java (page 409)

• See RocketPanel.java (page 410)

The Polygon Class
• The Polygon class can also be used to define and
draw a polygon
• It is part of the java.awt pacakage
• Versions of the overloaded drawPolygon and

fillPolygon methods take a single Polygon
object as a parameter instead of arrays of
coordinates
• A Polygon object encapsulates the coordinates of

the polygon

Outline
Arrays of Objects
The ArrayList Class

Mouse Events
• Events related to the mouse are separated into
mouse events and mouse motion events
• Mouse Events:
mouse pressed the mouse button is pressed down
mouse released the mouse button is released

mouse clicked the mouse button is pressed down
and released without moving the
mouse in between
mouse entered the mouse pointer is moved onto
(over) a component
mouse exited the mouse pointer is moved off of a
component

Mouse Events
• Mouse Motion Events:
mouse moved the mouse is moved

mouse dragged the mouse is moved while the mouse
button is pressed down
• Listeners for mouse events are created using the

MouseListener and MouseMotionListener
interfaces
• A MouseEvent object is passed to the appropriate

method when a mouse event occurs

Mouse Events
• For a given program, we may only care about one
or two mouse events
• To satisfy the implementation of a listener

interface, empty methods must be provided for
unused events
• See Dots.java (page 413)

• See DotsPanel.java (page 414)

Mouse Events
• Rubberbanding is the visual effect in which a
shape is "stretched" as it is drawn using the
mouse
• The following example continually redraws a line

as the mouse is dragged
• See RubberLines.java (page 417)

• See RubberLinesPanel.java (page 418)

Key Events
• A key event is generated when the user types on
the keyboard
key pressed a key on the keyboard is pressed down
key released a key on the keyboard is released

key typed a key on the keyboard is pressed down
and released
• Listeners for key events are created by

implementing the KeyListener interface
• A KeyEvent object is passed to the appropriate

method when a key event occurs

Key Events
• The component that generates a key event is the
one that has the current keyboard focus
• Constants in the KeyEvent class can be used to

determine which key was pressed
• The following example "moves" an image of an

arrow as the user types the keyboard arrow keys
• See Direction.java (page 421)

• See DirectionPanel.java (page 422)

Summary
• Chapter 7 has focused on:
 array declaration and use
 bounds checking and capacity
 arrays that store object references
 variable length parameter lists
 multidimensional arrays
 the ArrayList class
 polygons and polylines
 mouse events and keyboard events

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Chapter 7

• Chapter 7 focuses on:

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-2

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-3

The entire array Each value has a numeric index

An array of size N is indexed from zero to N-1

This array holds 10 values that are indexed from 0 to 9

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-4

• For example, the expression

refers to the value 94 (the 3rd value in the array)

• That expression represents a place to store a

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-5

mean = (scores[0] + scores[1])/2;

System.out.println ("Top = " + scores[5]);

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-6

• An array stores multiple values of the same type –

• The element type can be a primitive type or an

• Therefore, we can create an array of integers, an

• In Java, the array itself is an object that must be

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-8

int[] scores = new int[10];

• The type of the variable scores is int[] (an array

• The reference variable scores is set to a new array

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float[] prices = new float[500];

char[] codes = new char[1750];

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-10

for (int score : scores)

• This is only appropriate when processing all array

• See BasicArray.java (page 372)

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• An index used in an array reference must specify a

• That is, the index value must be in range 0 to N-1

• The Java interpreter throws an

• This is called automatic bounds checking

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-12

• If the value of count is 100, then the following

• It’s common to introduce off-by-one errors when

for (int index=0; index <= 100; index++)

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-13

• It is referenced using the array name:

• Note that length holds the number of elements,

• See ReverseOrder.java (page 375)

• See LetterCount.java (page 376)

© 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 7-14

• Therefore the following two declarations are

• The first format generally is more readable and

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• The values are delimited by braces and separated

int[] units = {147, 323, 89, 933, 540,

char[] letterGrades = {'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', ’F'};

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 no size value is specified

• The size of the array is determined by the number

• An initializer list can be used only in the array

• See Primes.java (page 381)

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• Like any other object, the reference to the array is

• Therefore, changing an array element within the

• An individual array element can be passed to a