SCJP Exam Watch 3 - Array Declaration

It is never legal to include the size of the array in your declaration. Yes, we know you can do that in some other language, which is why you might see a question or two that include code similar to the following:

int[5] scores;

The preceding code won't compile. Remember, the JVM doesn't allocate space until you actually instantiate the array object. That's when size matters.


Refrence: SCJP Sun® Certified Programmer for Java™ 6 Study Guide Exam (310-065)