Checking to see if array is full

Question

If I have an Array Candy[] type;

and type = new Candy[capacity];

if the Array is full is capacity = type.length ?

Answer 1

Since you are using array, the size of array is determined during compilation. Thus if your intention is to check whether current array's index has reached the last array element, you may use the following condtion (possibly in a loop) to check whether your current array index is the last element. If it is true, then it has reached the last element of your array.

Example:

     int[] candy = new int[10];  //Array size is 10
     //first array: Index 0, last array index: 9. 
     for (int x=0; x < candy.length; x++)
           if (x == candy.length - 1)
                //Reached last element of array

You can check the size of the array by using:

candy.length

You check whether it is last element by using:

if (currentIndex == candy.length - 1) //Where candy is your array

Make sure you are using double equal == for comparison.

Single equal = is for assignment.

Answer 2

Java creates an array with capacity count of references to the Candy instances initializing array with the nulls. So any array in java is full and

type.length == capacity

is always true.

type = new Candy[capacity] is equivalent to

type = new Candy[] {null, null, null, /* capacity count of nulls */, null};

Answer 3

In the example you show type.length will always be equal to capacity(after the initialization). Also your array will always have capacity elements but they will initially all be null.