How is an array a collection of variables?

Question

this was a definition relating to c++ .

becuase im currently learning java and i see them as collection of elements/values rather then variables i see a variable as somthing you would initialize a value too.

or does it mean that you can create an array of variables with you can assign afterwards? like this..

String x[] = {"h","w"};

x[0] = "hello";
x[1] = "world";

System.out.println(x[0] + " " + x[1]);

still look like values to me and x being the variable

Answer 1

@David

int x = 6;
int y = 7;
int[] arr = new int[] {x, y};

Hope I didnt get any syntaxs wrong. But thats about it.

Answer 2

Well it depends. But generally I would say that its a collection of a values with the same datatype.

It can be a collection of variable if all you put in your arrays are variables. (And variables store values, so it can be a collection of value too :V .)

Answer 3

@Wen Qin can you show my an example of an array holding variables with values please

Answer 4

ooohhh i didnt know you could do that! well... that clears things up lol