Java: Array with loop

Question

I need to create an array with 100 numbers (1-100) and then calculate how much it all will be (1+2+3+4+..+100 = sum).

I don't want to enter these numbers into the arrays manually, 100 spots would take a while and cost more code.

I'm thinking something like using variable++ till 100 and then calculate the sum of it all. Not sure how exactly it would be written. But it's in important that it's in arrays so I can also say later, "How much is array 55" and I can could easily see it.

Answer 1

Here's how:

// Create an array with room for 100 integers
int[] nums = new int[100];

// Fill it with numbers using a for-loop
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++)
    nums[i] = i + 1;  // +1 since we want 1-100 and not 0-99

// Compute sum
int sum = 0;
for (int n : nums)
    sum += n;

// Print the result (5050)
System.out.println(sum);