Arrays of strings in Java

public class StringArray {

	/**
	 * The program illustrates an array of objects (strings)
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String [] strings = new String[5];
		
		// there are no actual strings in the array
		printStringArray(strings);
		
		strings[0] = "lion";
		strings[1] = "tiger";
		strings[2] = "panther";
		strings[3] = "cougar";
		strings[4] = "lynx";
		
		printStringArray(strings);
		
		// write a method that finds and returns the string in the array 
		// that's first alphabetically
		
		// hint: use compareTo method
		// which loop would you use: 'for' or enhanced 'for'?
	}
	
	/**
	 * 
	 * The method prints its argument <code>arr</code>

	 * element by element on one line, separated by commas,
	 * with [ before the first element and ] after the last one 
	 *
	 */
	public static void printStringArray(String [] arr) {
		System.out.print("[");
		for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; ++i) {
			System.out.print(arr[i]);
			if (i != arr.length - 1)
				System.out.print(", ");
		}
		System.out.println("]");
	}
	
}

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