Can we have more than one data type in the same array?

Question

I know arrays are declared like this:
datatype[] arrayname=values

How can we have different data types? for example:

{"dog", 4, "cat", 6 , ... }

Answer 1

yes but you have to have an attribute of one class.
for example:

i have the class Dog
in Dog I have the attributes
String color, name;
int age;
double size;
then you create the constructor with that attributes.

now, in a class Dogs or whatever you want to call it, you have to set an attribute of type Dog
for example:

private Dog [ ] dogs; (I don't remember very well the sintax :v)
an in the constructor of this class you can call the setDogs() method.
for example:
this is the constructor(){
setDogs();
}

private void setDogs(){
here you create an object of class Dog with the array and fill the array.
}

Answer 2

You can make use of polymorphism for that.

http://code.sololearn.com/cVZHf80U321P

import java.util.List;
import java.util.LinkedList;

public class Animal
{
public void eat()
{
System.out.println("I eat like a generic Animal.");
}
}

class Fish extends Animal
{
@Override
public void eat()
{
System.out.println("I eat like a fish!");
}
}

class Goldfish extends Fish
{
@Override
public void eat()
{
System.out.println("I eat like a goldfish!");
}
}

class OtherAnimal extends Animal {}

public class Program
{
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<Animal> animals = new LinkedList<Animal>();

animals.add(new Animal());
animals.add(new Fish());
animals.add(new Goldfish());
animals.add(new OtherAnimal());

for (Animal currentAnimal : animals)
{
currentAnimal.eat();
}
}
}

Answer 3

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