Java Programming/Keywords/new

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new is a Java keyword. It creates a Java object and allocates memory for it on the heap. new is also used for array creation, as arrays are also objects.

Syntax:

JavaType variable = new JavaObject();
int[] intArray = new int[10];
String[][] stringMatrix = new String[5][10];

See also:

• Java Programming/Creating Objects