Difference between type[] varName and type varName[]?

Question

Is there any difference between delaring an array like

int[] array = new int[10];

and declaring it like

int array[] = new int[10];

?

Both are valid in Java but I havent found any differences (initialization or something?) or is it just two different ways to describe the same thing for the compiler?

Answer 1

They have no difference, but that notational difference allows this identity:

int[] array; int[][] matrix;

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int array[], matrix[][];

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int[] array, matrix[];

Here is the related specification page: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/arrays.html#17235