How to declare a dynamic array of String?

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I want to declare an array of String whose dimension is not known. How to declare and initialize it ?

an array has a fixed size and is not dynamic. The closest thing is to use a List instead. — Peter Lawrey
– Peter Lawrey, Commented Apr 19, 2015 at 15:57
@pheromix android is the platform, not the language. Java is the official language used for android but there are other ways such as using Apache Cordova™. — leumas95
– leumas95, Commented Apr 19, 2015 at 16:02

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:06:34Z

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In Java, arrays have fixed size and the length cannot be changed once they are declared.

But as suggested by others, use arraylist. Although the syntax is slightly different, array and arraylist work the same way.

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answered Apr 19, 2015 at 15:55

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corn3lius · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-19 15:50:12Z

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List<String> words = new ArrayList<String>();

This is a dynamic list of elements <String>

answered Apr 19, 2015 at 15:50

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Not technically an array.