The Java String’s length() method complies with this best practice. So why doesn’t an array? The difference harks back to Java’s C -based heritage. C++, Java and the length of an array. The Java ...

Here are the most important concepts developers must know when they size Java arrays and deal with a Java array’s length: The theoretical maximum Java array size is 2,147,483,647 elements. To find the ...

I have previously blogged on how Groovy and ActionScript provide demonstrations of switching on Strings functionality that has not been available in Java. JDK 7 changes this for Java by ...

Spread the loveIntroduction: In Java, arrays are useful data structures that store elements of the same data type sequentially in memory. Frequently, developers need to determine the size of an array ...