Does it matters where you put the square brackets when creating an Array

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Like int [] i or int i [] is there any difference I'm curious

They are equivalent, but the first-style is [explicitly recommended](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/arrays.html). I suspect the second form is only allowed because that is the C-style, and Java was designed to be easy to learn for people coming from C (even though it is a pretty different language). — juanpa.arrivillaga, Aug 30 '17 at 22:46
@juanpa.arrivillaga ["Brackets are allowed in declarators as a nod to the tradition of C and C++"](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/jls-10.html#jls-10.2) so your suspicions are correct. — Andy Turner, Aug 30 '17 at 22:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 30 '17 at 22:47

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No, int[] i is the same as int i[], but the latter one is discouraged.

However, convention discourages this form; the brackets identify the array type and should appear with the type designation.

answered Aug 30 '17 at 22:47

Marvin

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