// arrays/RaggedArray.java // ©2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://mindviewinc.com/Books/OnJava/ for more book information. import java.util.*; public class RaggedArray { public static void main(String[] args) { Random rand = new Random(47); // 3-D array with varied-length vectors: int[][][] a = new int[rand.nextInt(7)][][]; for(int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) { a[i] = new int[rand.nextInt(5)][]; for(int j = 0; j < a[i].length; j++) a[i][j] = new int[rand.nextInt(5)]; } System.out.println(Arrays.deepToString(a)); } } /* Output: [[], [[0], [0], [0, 0, 0, 0]], [[], [0, 0], [0, 0]], [[0, 0, 0], [0], [0, 0, 0, 0]], [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0], []], [[0], [], [0]]] */