Alternative Array Declaration Syntax : Array Basics « Collections « Java Tutorial

For example, the following two declarations are equivalent:

int al[] = new int[3];
int[] a2 = new int[3];

The following declarations are also equivalent:

char twod1[][] = new char[3][4];

char[][] twod2 = new char[3][4];

This alternative declaration form offers convenience when declaring several arrays at the same time:

int[] nums, nums2, nums3; // create three arrays

9.3.Array Basics
	9.3.1.	How to define an Array
	9.3.2.	Initializing array elements by index
	9.3.3.	Alternative Array Declaration Syntax
	9.3.4.	Anonymous arrays are declared similarly to regular arrays
	9.3.5.	An array is a Java object
	9.3.6.	To reference the components of an array
	9.3.7.	The Length of an Array
	9.3.8.	Initializing Arrays
	9.3.9.	Using a for loop to iterate over all the elements and set the values
	9.3.10.	Arrays of Characters
	9.3.11.	Using the Collection-Based for Loop with an Array
	9.3.12.	Changing Array Size
	9.3.13.	Array Reallocation
	9.3.14.	Use System.arraycopy to duplicate array
	9.3.15.	Minimum and maximum number in array
	9.3.16.	Shuffle elements of an array
	9.3.17.	Merge (or add) two arrays into one
	9.3.18.	Circular Buffer