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Using two-dimensional arrays

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Using two-dimensional arrays

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- Java supports the use of multidimensional arrays using the same sort of syntax that you use with simple arrays. But instead of using a single pair of brackets, you add brackets as you add dimensions to the array. In this project, MultiArrays, I'll declare a String array and I'll start with a pair of brackets just like I did before, but this time, I'll add a second pair of brackets. This will be a two-dimensional array. I'll name the array states and then as I did before, I'll initialize it with the new keyword and the data type. But this time when I select the data type, IntelliJ IDEA adds two pairs of brackets to match the original declaration and I can set the size of both dimensions of the array here. I'll set the outer array as 3 items and each item within that array will have 2 sub items. And so now I have a two-dimensional array. Next, I'll set the values. I'll reference an item in the array, starting with the array name, and then once again, two pairs of brackets. For the…

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