Array is initializing more elements than told too

Question

Java:

int [] list = new int [7];

System.out.print(list);

In the console it prints: [I@1f96302

Not only is it giving values other than ints, but it is giving more than I asked it too.

That isn't the array content. – Chris Martin Dec 11 '14 at 06:15 — Chris Martin, Dec 11 '14 at 06:15

Eran · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-11T06:30:09.710

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[l@1f96302 is the default way an Object is printed (that's what Object's toString() method returns for arrays). Try System.out.print(Arrays.toString(list)) instead, which will display the elements of the array.

edited Dec 11 '14 at 06:30

answered Dec 11 '14 at 06:16

Eran

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[I@1f96302 is the Java default way to print an object that has no toString() implementation. It is the internal runtime type and memory address: [ means Array, I means integer @ means 'now comes the mem address' and the memory address itself. – Jens-Peter Haack Dec 11 '14 at 06:25

Array is initializing more elements than told too

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