Array syntax in Java: what is the significance of the [] location [duplicate]

Question

String S[] = new String[3];
String[] S = new String[3];

Both ways are proper in Java. Does it mean that for every type Type[] x is the same as Type x[]?

Answer 1

The difference is if you declare multiple variables on the same line:

String A[], B, C;

would result in A being an array of Strings, whereas B and C are Strings.

String[] A, B, C;

would result in A, B and C all being arrays of Strings.

Answer 2

yes both are same. but

String[] s; is more readable because If you have thousand line of code some time

you may read String s[] like String s;

but in String[] s you will read as proper String array.

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Also if you declare multiple varialbes in one line

like String[] x,y,z;

and String x[],y,z; you can read the difference easily.