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examples/Java/EnhancedForLoop/src/Main.java
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/**
* @author Twenty Codes, LLC
* @author ricky barrette
* @date Nov 21, 2010
*/
/**
* this class will be used to demonstrate an enhanced for loop that is discussed here
* http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/for.html
* We recommend using this form of the for statement instead of the general form whenever possible
* @author ricky barrette
*/
public class Main {
static int[] array = new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
static char[] helloWorld = new char[] { 'H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o', ' ', 'W', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd', '!'};
/**
* called when the application is first started
* @param args
* @author ricky barrette
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
/*
* the way this works is that you provide 2 arguments for the for loop.
*
* the first is the object to hold an item in the array, and the second is the array it self.
*
* the to are separated by a colon.
*
* the output for this for loop will be:
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 6
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
*/
for(int item : array){
System.out.println(item);
}
/*
* here is another example, this time with a char array
*/
for(char character : helloWorld){
System.out.print(character);
}
}
}