CHAPTER 49 — Methods that Change Arrays

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created: 11/27/98; revised: 11/27/99, 01/24/00, 07/20/02, 05/29/03, 02/03/06

CHAPTER 49 — Methods that Change Arrays

A method can change the values of elements in an array that has been passed to it as a parameter. Often a method rearranges the data in an array or alters selected elements.

Chapter Topics:

  • Review of parameter passing with int variables
  • Parameter passing with array reference variables
  • A method to zero an array
  • A method to copy one array to another

QUESTION 1:

(Review Question:) what types of data can be held in the elements of an array?

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