University of Central Florida (UCF) COP3330 Object Oriented Programming Final Practice Exam

In Java, an array of objects is created using the new keyword along with the type of objects that the array will hold and the specified size of the array. This approach allocates memory for the array of object references, allowing you to later instantiate and assign objects to each index in the array.

For example, if you have a class named `Car`, you would create an array of `Car` objects like this:

```java

Car[] cars = new Car[10];

```

This line of code establishes an array capable of holding ten references to `Car` objects. Initially, each element in the array is set to `null` until you instantiate `Car` objects and assign them to the array elements.

The other options do not correctly represent how an array of objects is defined in Java. Declaring an ArrayList is a different concept altogether as it involves dynamic sizing and different memory handling, initializing elements without specifying class type does not conform to Java's strong typing rules, and defining only the size of an array does not directly relate to object instantiation or creation. The process of creating an array of objects specifically requires both the use of the new keyword and defining its size.