Difference between int[] array and int array[]

I have recently been thinking about the difference between the two ways of defining an array:

Is there a difference?

Solution 1:

They are semantically identical. The int array[] syntax was only added to help C programmers get used to java.

int[] array is much preferable, and less confusing.

There is one slight difference, if you happen to declare more than one variable in the same declaration:

int[] a, b;  // Both a and b are arrays of type int
int c[], d;  // WARNING: c is an array, but d is just a regular int

Note that this is bad coding style, although the compiler will almost certainly catch your error the moment you try to use d.

There is no difference.

I prefer the type[] name format at is is clear that the variable is an array (less looking around to find out what it is).

EDIT:

Oh wait there is a difference (I forgot because I never declare more than one variable at a time):

int[] foo, bar; // both are arrays
int foo[], bar; // foo is an array, bar is an int.