How to Initialize String Array in Java?

Java – Initialize String Array

To initialize String Array in Java, define a string array and assign a set of elements to the array, or define a string array with specific size and assign values to the array using index.

Initialize String Array with Set of Strings

Declare a variable of type String[] and assign set of strings to it using assignment operator.

In the following program, we will initialize a string array fruits with four string elements.

Java Program

public class Example {
	public static void main(String[] args){
		String fruits[] = {"apple", "banana", "mango", "orange"};
		
		for(String fruit: fruits) {
			System.out.println(fruit);
		}
	}
}

Output

apple
banana
mango
orange

Initialize String Array – Second Method

As already mentioned in the introduction, we can initialize a string array by defining a string array with specific size, and then assigning values to its elements using index.

In the following program, we will define a string array fruits of size four and assign values to the elements using index.

Java Program

public class Example {
	public static void main(String[] args){
		String fruits[] = new String[4];
		fruits[0] = "apple";
		fruits[1] = "banana";
		fruits[2] = "mango";
		fruits[3] = "orange";
		
		for(String fruit: fruits) {
			System.out.println(fruit);
		}
	}
}

Output

apple
banana
mango
orange

Conclusion

In this Java Tutorial, we learned different ways to initialize String Array in Java, with the help of example programs.