arrays

[etc123]

//function

void function(int a[5][])

in passing or even declaring a multidimensional array why is it necessary to specify the row while it's ok not to specify the column?

[javaAddict]

Because when you do this:

String [][] array2D = new String[5][];

You don't create a 2-D array, but an 1-D array that takes as 'elements' arrays. So you can do this:

array2D[0] = new String[2];
array2D[1] = new String[10];
....

and access like:

array2D[0][0];
array2D[0][1];
//array2D[0][2] : this is wrong because the first element of array2D is an array with length 2. So you need to be careful with the for loops

array2D[1][0];
array2D[1][1];
...
array2D[1][9];

[~s.o.s~]

A bit more explanation here.

[doleh]

something like jagged array

[stultuske]

something like jagged array

all there was to be said was already said. maybe it's because it's still early here, but is there a reason why you re-opened this tread?