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    Default Array Problem

    int [] oddNumbers = {1,3,5,7,9};


    oddNumbers[0]=oddNumbers[1];
    oddNumbers[1]=oddNumbers[2];
    oddNumbers[2]=oddNumbers[3];
    oddNumbers[3]=oddNumbers[4];

    This would result in : int [] oddNumbers = {3,5,7,9,9} i.e replacing each element in the array( starting at index 0) with the element to its immediate right in the array.


    To achieve the result with a for loop I have tried:

    for (int i = 0; i <= oddNumbers.length ;i++)
    oddNumbers[i] = oddNumbers[i + 1];

    I get the following error:
    Exception: line 2. java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

    Any thoughts would be gratefully received.


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    Default Re: Array Problem

    Exception: line 2. java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
    Did the error message give the value of the index that was out of bounds?
    Was the value 5?

    Remember the maximum index of an array is the array.length -1;
    What does your for loop allow the index to increment to?

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    Default Re: Array Problem

    The value of the index was not given in the error. The penny dropped with the maximum index of the array.length - 1 ,as the first index is 0. Thankyou.

    for(int i = 0; i < oddNumbers.length -1;i++)
    oddNumbers[i] = oddNumbers[i + 1];

    Gives a result :int [] oddNumbers = {9,9,9,9,9}

    What have I missed?

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    Default Re: Array Problem

    How are you printing out the results?
    I get:
    System.out.println("oddNumbers=" + Arrays.toString(oddNumbers)); // oddNumbers=[5, 7, 9, 9, 9]

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    Default Re: Array Problem

    I get the required output.

    Thank you Norm.

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