Thread: How do you return a array from a method, back into the main method that prints out stuff?

Id like to know how to return a new array i wrote in a method below the main method. I want to print the array but system.out.print doesn't work for arrays apprently. Do you know what structure i should use?

i think you use like somethingsomething. output ( [] arrray name)

im not sure.

thanks

Id like to know how to return a new array i wrote in a method below the main method.

just make a return type of array.
Example:

public int[] myIntArray() {
     int[] myArr = new int[3]; // creating an array with length of 3
     // assigning desired value for each element
     myArr[0] = 1;
     myArr[1] = 2;
     myArr[2] = 3;
     return myArr;
}

example codes above will return an array of int.
note: you can also create a method above your main method. the order/place of methods in your class doesn't matter.

I want to print the array but system.out.print doesn't work for arrays apprently.

you can iterate the array from first element to last element (or vice versa) and print it.
Example:

public static void main(String[] args) {
      int[] myArr = {1, 2, 3}; //creating an array
      // printing it using enhance loop
      System.out.println("Printing array using enhance loop");
      for (int i : myArr) {
            System.out.println(i);
      }
 
      // printing array using index of element
      System.out.println("Printing array using index");
      for (int i = 0; i < myArr.length; i++) {
            System.out.println(myArr[i]);
      }
}

And lastly, I suggest you to read this Arrays (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Language Basics)