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Good Day Experts

I am relatively new to Java...the programming is getting better. However, I am still thin on the terminology to explain the code. Here are some lines of code that I am using but am curious how they "translate". UserInput is my LinkedList. Can someone reply with the proper way to say what each of these lines of code are?

import java.util.LinkedList;
String[] UserInputTokens = UserInput.split(delims);
for (String t : UserInputTokens ){
//process
}

Thanks,
jimbo99999

Mick Barry

import java.util.LinkedList;

tell the compiler what class you will be using

String[] UserInputTokens = UserInput.split(delims);

split the UserInput string on the delim delimiter

for (String t : UserInputTokens ){
//process
}

Loop processing each of the tokens returned from splitting the UserInput string

Jimbo99999

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Thanks sounds good...

One last inquiry about the line --> String[] UserInputTokens = UserInput.split(delims);

How do you say what the [] are after String?

Thanks,
jimbo99999

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for_yan

In Java, I guess as opposed to C and some other languages, you can
declare arrays with the array specification after the variable, as well as
before the variable - between the variable and the type.

You can either declare:

String myStrings[];

or you can say

String [] myStrings;

At first this latter method looks odd when you come from other
languages, but it is probably even more popular in Java programs
than the former way

Jimbo99999

ASKER

Thanks...I forgot one. Promise the last one.

When I add the token to my LinkedList i do --> UserInputList.add(x)

How do I explain that in English? I know this is bad that I use it and cannot describe but I am learning.

Thanks,
jimbo99999

for_yan

What is it you wnat to explain?
You just add one more lement to the collection

for_yan

What is it you want to explain?
You just add one more element to the collection, as your linked list is one of the variants of a collection

Jimbo99999

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UserInputList.add(x)

Do you say execute .add method on UserInputList ?

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