How to Get Last Element in Array in Java?

In Java, to get the last element in an array, we can access the element at the index array.length - 1 using array indexing. The length property of the array provides its total size, and subtracting one from it gives the index of the last element.

Example 1: Here, we will access the last element in an Integer array.

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Syntax

arrayName[arrayName.length - 1];

• arrayName: The name of the array.
• length: The total number of elements in the array.
• - 1: Subtracting one gives the index of the last element.

Example 2: Here, we will access the last element in an array of Strings.

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Example 3: If we try to access the last element of an empty array, it will throw an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.