Java "params" in method signature?
In Java it's called varargs, and the syntax looks like a regular parameter, but with an ellipsis ("...") after the type:
public void foo(Object... bar) {
for (Object baz : bar) {
System.out.println(baz.toString());
}
}
The vararg parameter must always be the last parameter in the method signature, and is accessed as if you received an array of that type (e.g. Object[]
in this case).
This will do the trick in Java
public void foo(String parameter, Object... arguments);
You have to add three points ...
and the varagr
parameter must be the last in the method's signature.
As it is written on previous answers, it is varargs
and declared with ellipsis
(...)
Moreover, you can either pass the value types and/or reference types or both mixed (google Autoboxing). Additionally you can use the method parameter as an array as shown with the printArgsAlternate
method down below.
Demo Code
public class VarargsDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
printArgs(3, true, "Hello!", new Boolean(true), new Double(25.3), 'a', new Character('X'));
printArgsAlternate(3, true, "Hello!", new Boolean(true), new Double(25.3), 'a', new Character('X'));
}
private static void printArgs(Object... arguments) {
System.out.print("Arguments: ");
for(Object o : arguments)
System.out.print(o + " ");
System.out.println();
}
private static void printArgsAlternate(Object... arguments) {
System.out.print("Arguments: ");
for(int i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
System.out.print(arguments[i] + " ");
System.out.println();
}
}
Output
Arguments: 3 true Hello! true 25.3 a X
Arguments: 3 true Hello! true 25.3 a X