.fill()
The .fill()
method of the Arrays
class fills a given array with a given value. The value must match the data type of the array.
Syntax
Arrays.fill(array, value)
Arrays.fill(array, start, end, value)
Here, array
, is the array being filled and value
is the value being filled in the array. start
and end
indices can also be specified and the fill will be confined to the given range.
Example
The following example creates an array and then fills part of it.
import java.util.*;public class Example {public static void main(String args[]) {String[] a = {"one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six"};Arrays.fill(a, 1, 5, "zero");for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {System.out.println(a[i]);}}}
This will output the following:
onezerozerozerozerosix