Is there any difference between “Object[] x” and “Object x[]”?

Question

I was updating a legacy code base in Java and I found a line like this:

Object arg[] = { new Integer(20), new Integer(22) };

That line catc

Answer 1

Both are legal and both work. But placing [] before the array's name is recommended.

From Javadocs:

You can also place the square brackets after the array's name:

float anArrayOfFloats[]; // this form is discouraged

However, convention discourages this form; the brackets identify the array type and should appear with the type designation.