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Java The Solution

michael lee
michael lee
5,179 Points
Posted by michael lee
michael lee
5,179 Points

Cow[] cows = new Cow[names.length];

can anybody explain what each of the three cows in this code stand for?

Cow[] cows = new Cow[names.length];

michael lee
michael lee
5,179 Points
michael lee
michael lee
5,179 Points

@turaboy thanks a lot!! very clear and understandable!

1 Answer

turaboy holmirzaev
turaboy holmirzaev
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turaboy holmirzaev
turaboy holmirzaev
19,198 Points

Cow[] -- is a type declaration( stating that upcoming variable will hold "the list of Cow class instances") it is simalar to saying: String[] mystring = ["one", "two", "three"] cows -- is a variable name (it could be anything) new Cow -- creates an instance of Cow class names.length -- is a number generated by evaluating the number of items in names array(this number states how many items should be in the array) (names array has already been defined and 'length' is a method used on arrays to find the number of items in an array)

Once that code runs: cows variable will hold an array of three Cow instances (because names array has three items in it) [Cow instance1 , Cow instance2 , Cow instance3 ]