How can I initialize a String array with length 0 in Java?

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The Java Docs for the method
String[] java.io.File.list(FilenameFilter filter)
includes this in the returns description:

The array will be empty if the directory is empty or if no names were accepted by the filter.

How do I do a similar thing and initialize a String array (or any other array for that matter) to have a length 0?

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7 Answers

You can use ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY from org.apache.commons.lang3

import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;

    class Scratch {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            String[] strings = ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
        }
    }
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You can use following things-

1. String[] str = new String[0];
2. String[] str = ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;<br>

Both are same.

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