how to define a two dimensional array in java code example

Example 1: Multidimensional array in java

// two dimensional string array in java example
public class TwoDimensionalStringArray 
{
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
      String[][] animals = {
              { "Lion", "Tiger", "Cheetah" },
              { "Deer", "Jackal", "Bear" },
              { "Hyena", "Fox", "Elephant" } };
      for(int a = 0; a < animals.length; a++) 
      {
         System.out.print(animals[a][0] + " ");
         for(int b = 1; b < animals[a].length; b++) 
         {
            System.out.print(animals[a][b] + " ");
         }
         System.out.println();
      }
   }
}

Example 2: java two dimensional arrays

int[][] multiples = new int[4][2];     // 2D integer array with 4 rows 
                                          and 2 columns
String[][] cities = new String[3][3];  // 2D String array with 3 rows 
                                          and 3 columns

Example 3: Multidimensional array in java

// how to fill a 2d array java
public class Fill2dArrayExample
{
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
      int[][] arrNumbers = new int[3][3];
      for(int a = 0; a < 3; a++)
      {
         for(int b = 0; b < 3; b++)
         {
            arrNumbers[a][b] = (int) (Math.random() * 6) ;
         }
      }
      for(int x = 0; x < 3; x++)
      {
         for(int y = 0; y < 3; y++)
         {
            System.out.print(arrNumbers[x][y] + " ");
         }
         System.out.println();
      }
   }
}

Example 4: two dimensional array in java example program

class MultidimensionalArray {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        int[][] a = {
            {1, -2, 3}, 
            {-4, -5, 6, 9}, 
            {7}, 
        };
      
        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; ++i) {
            for(int j = 0; j < a[i].length; ++j) {
                System.out.println(a[i][j]);
            }
        }
    }
}

Example 5: two dimensional array in java example program

String[][][] data = new String[3][4][2];

Example 6: two dimensional array in java example program

class MultidimensionalArray {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // create a 2d array
        int[][] a = {
            {1, -2, 3}, 
            {-4, -5, 6, 9}, 
            {7}, 
        };
      
        // first for...each loop access the individual array
        // inside the 2d array
        for (int[] innerArray: a) {
            // second for...each loop access each element inside the row
            for(int data: innerArray) {
                System.out.println(data);
            }
        }
    }
}