Java help -> weird code

Question

Can someone explain to me this code

 new Object[]{"PLease","Help"};  

Ive never seen code like this before,
so It would be helpful if someone explains these to me. Thank you in advance

Answer 1

You are creating a new Object array, that has 2 Strings in it, "PLease" and "Help".

The construct you are using is called an anonymous array, because you are not assigning the array to anything (useful if you want to pass the array to a method).

See http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/java-ent/jnut/ch02_09.htm

Answer 2

It's short hand for a in-line array.

It's the same as doing...

Object[] aArray = new Object[2];
aArray[0] = "PLease";
aArray[1] = "Help";