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One can now write a method that accepts variable number of arguments. For example,
  static double average(double ... numbers)   {
      double total = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < numbers.length; i++)
           total += numbers [i];
      return total / numbers.length;
   }
   static String merge(String ... strings)   {
      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder ();
      for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++)
           sb.append (strings [i]);
      return sb.toString ();
   }


Enhanced for loop

With Java generics, for loops can be simplified. Works on collections and arrays.
ArrayList<String> myFriends = new ArrayList<String>();
myFriends.add("John");
myFriends.add("Peter");
myFriends.add("Mary");
for (String friend : myFriends) {
  System.out.println("Hello " + friend);
}

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