Java array: direct access to component in array

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Am I able to access an array component directly such as:

String x = args[1] ?

or do I have to use a loop and use args[i] ?

CookieOfFortune · Accepted Answer · 2009-04-01 12:39:06Z

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yes. You can do that, assuming args[1] exists, otherwise you'll get an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.

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Jon Skeet · Accepted Answer · 2009-04-01 12:48:26Z

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Yes, you can access an array component directly.

For example:

String[] test = new String[] { "first", "second" };
System.out.println(test[1]); // Prints second

(EDIT: For some reason I was sure this was about JavaScript not Java. Bizarre.)

edited Apr 1, 2009 at 12:48

answered Apr 1, 2009 at 12:38

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Mehrdad Afshari · Accepted Answer · 2009-04-01 12:38:54Z

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Surely you can use args[1] too.

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sangupta · Accepted Answer · 2009-04-01 12:39:41Z

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What makes you think you can not?

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