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Name

append()

Examples
String[] sa1 = { "OH ", "NY ", "CA "}; 
String[] sa2 = append(sa1, "MA "); 
println(sa2);  // Prints OH, NY, CA, MA
Description Expands an array by one element and adds data to the new position. The datatype of the element parameter must be the same as the datatype of the array.

When using an array of objects, the data returned from the function must be cast to the object array's data type. For example: SomeClass[] items = (SomeClass[]) append(originalArray, element).
Syntax
append(array, element)
Parameters
array boolean[], byte[], char[], int[], float[], or String[], or an array of objects
element new data for the array
Returns Array (the same datatype as the input)
Usage Web & Application
Related shorten()
expand()
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:29pm EDT

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