why start from 1 not start from zero

zhzy

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why start from 1 not start from zero

Jul 16 '13, 12:36 PM

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char []c =null; c=new char[1];

why star from [1] not from [0]???

Last edited by Rabbit; Jul 16 '13, 03:40 PM. Reason: Please use code tags when posting code.
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Jul 16 '13, 03:42 PM

Because when you create an array, you are telling it how many elements you want. If you were to use 0, you care basically telling it you want an array with no elements. Which would be pointless, it would not hold any data.
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