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Subject: Re: automatically initialized to null?
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:20:08 -0700
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On 8/8/2012 12:23 PM, bob smith wrote:
> I always forget stuff like this…
>
> If I have
>
> Bitmap[] bmps = new Bitmap[256];
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> Are all 256 positions automatically initialized to null?
>


Yes.  I'm sure that's in the JLS someplace.  And just about every noob 
tutorial and "Learn Java" book.  But yes, all uninitialized static or 
instance fields and all arrays are set to null.  Note this excludes 
local variables.