We can create arrays of other primitive data types:

 
double[] weights = {23.4, 56.7, 90.8};

char[] letters = {'A', 'B', 'C', 'D'};

boolean[] answers = {true, true, false, true};

We can create arrays of object references:

 
final int SIZE = 3;
String[] names = new String[SIZE];






names[0] = "Bob";
    
names[1] = "Mary";
    
names[2] = "Cathy";

We can use an initializer list to create the same array:

   
String[] names = {"Bob", "Mary", "Cathy"};
   

We can print each name and its length one per line:

for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++)
  
  System.out.println(names[i] + " " + names[i].length()); 

We can use arrays to maintain a "list".

A List is a very important computer science "data structure".

Lists can be:

• empty

  partially full

  full

We can create a list by using:

• an array to hold the values in the list

  an integer to keep track of how many values are in the list

 _______________________
|                       |
|     GROCERY LIST      |
|                       |
|_______________________|
|                       |                
|_______________________|
|                       |
|_______________________|
|                       |                
|_______________________|
|                       |
|_______________________|
|                       |                
|_______________________|
|                       |
|_______________________|
|                       |                
|_______________________|

public class GroceryList {

  private final int MAX_SIZE = 50;
  
  private int numberOfItems;
  
  private String[] groceries;
  
  public GroceryList() {
  
    groceries = new String[MAX_SIZE];
   
    numberOfItems = 0;
  }
  
  public boolean isFull() {
  
    if (numberOfItems == MAX_SIZE)
    
      return true;
      
    else
    
      return false;
  }
   
  public boolean isEmpty() {
   
    return numberOfItems == 0;
  } 
  
  public void addItem(String item) {
  
    if (!isFull()) {
      
      groceries[numberOfItems] = item;
    
      numberOfItems++;
    }
  }
 
 
  public int numberOfItems() {
   
    return numberOfItems;
   
  }
   
  public String toString() {
   
    String s = "";
        
    for (int i = 0; i < numberOfItems; i++)
     
      s += groceries[i] + "\n";
   
    return s;
  }
   
  public void clear() {
   
    numberOfItems = 0;
  }
   
  public static void main(String[] args) {
   
    //Create a new grocery list
    GroceryList myList = new GroceryList();
     
    //Add some items
    myList.addItem("eggs");
    myList.addItem("bacon");
    myList.addItem("orange juice");
    myList.addItem("coffee");
     
    //Print out the list
    System.out.println("\n" + myList);
     
    //Print number of items in list
    System.out.println("Number of items: " + 
                        myList.numberOfItems());
			
    //Is list empty OR full?
    System.out.println("Empty?: " + myList.isEmpty() +
                        "\nFull?: " + myList.isFull());
			
    //Clear list
    myList.clear();
    
    //Print number of items in list
    System.out.println("\nNumber of items: " + 
                        myList.numberOfItems()); 
    //Is list empty OR full?
    System.out.println("Empty?: " + myList.isEmpty() +
                        "\nFull?: " + myList.isFull());
			
    //Add some items
    myList.addItem("beer");
    myList.addItem("chips");
    myList.addItem("salsa");
    
    System.out.println("\n" + myList);     
  }
} 

/* PROGRAM OUTPUT:

csc% java GroceryList

eggs
bacon
orange juice
coffee

Number of items: 4
Empty?: false
Full?: false

Number of items: 0
Empty?: true
Full?: false

beer
chips
salsa

*/