Arrays are "true" or "first class" objects in Java and no pointer arithmetic is supported.
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An Array is declared as:
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alternative syntax: int[] vec;
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and created by:
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or concisely:
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int vec[] = new int[128];
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Arrays of arbitrary objects can be constructed,
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e.g. Thread myThreadList[] = new Thread[1024];
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The only difference is that in the case of primitive types, the array elements are actually allocated. In the case of arbitrary objects, an array of object references is created; before you use array elements, you must call the constructor of that type for each element.
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