How to find out if part of an array is empty

Say we have a simple array like this:

class test{

public static void main(String[] args){
int arr[] = new int[10];
for(int i=0;i<4;i++){
arr[i] = i;
}
for(int j=0;j<arr.length;j++){
System.out.println(arr[j]);
}
}
}


where the array has only a few parts of it given values. Is there any way to know in a sort of test what parts of the array are empty.

Because when I run this is cmd, i get 0 in each of the empty parts but I'm thinking also from that program position 0 also contains "0" as was done in the for loop.

thanks in advance

An array never contains 'empty' elements because when you create one all bits of all elements are set to zero. For an array of primitives this means that all elements contain a form of 0, 0L, 0.0 etc. For an array of objects all elements contain null.

You have to find a 'sentinel' value, i.e. a value that you normally don't use and indicates an 'empty' value. Of course the value isn't really empty but it denotes an unused element. Also, have a look at the ArrayList class, it only stores elements you have actually stored in there.

kind regards,

Jos

array's are intialised with 0..as u declared.