Since Java 5 you can use Arrays.toString(arr)
or Arrays.deepToString(arr)
for arrays within arrays. Note that the Object[]
version calls .toString()
on each object in the array. The output is even decorated in the exact way you’re asking.
Examples:
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Simple Array:
String[] array = new String[] {"John", "Mary", "Bob"}; System.out.println(Arrays.toString(array));
Output:
[John, Mary, Bob]
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Nested Array:
String[][] deepArray = new String[][] {{"John", "Mary"}, {"Alice", "Bob"}}; System.out.println(Arrays.toString(deepArray)); //output: [[Ljava.lang.String;@106d69c, [Ljava.lang.String;@52e922] System.out.println(Arrays.deepToString(deepArray));
Output:
[[John, Mary], [Alice, Bob]]
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double
Array:double[] doubleArray = { 7.0, 9.0, 5.0, 1.0, 3.0 }; System.out.println(Arrays.toString(doubleArray));
Output:
[7.0, 9.0, 5.0, 1.0, 3.0 ]
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int
Array:int[] intArray = { 7, 9, 5, 1, 3 }; System.out.println(Arrays.toString(intArray));
Output:
[7, 9, 5, 1, 3 ]