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Can you change the .length of an array

     
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/**
 * Can you change the .length of an array?
 * @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/
 * @version $Id: ChangeArrayLength.java,v 1.5 2004/02/09 03:33:53 ian Exp $
 */
public class ChangeArrayLength {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    //+
    int[] a = new int[4];
    System.out.println(a.length);
    a.length = 5;  // EXPECT COMPILE ERROR
    //-
  }
}




           
         
    
    
    
    
  








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