How do i complete the loop for the Boggle game board?

Question

char[][] boggle = {
        {'C', 'A', 'T'},
        {'D', 'R', 'I'},
        {'L', 'O', 'G'}
};
System.out.printf("-------------%n");
for (int __ = 0;  < boggle.length; __ ++) {
  for (int __ = 0;  < boggle[].length; __ ++) {
    System.out.printf("| %s ", boggle[][]);
   }
   System.out.printf("|%n-------------%n");
}
The __ needs to be filled with a standard variable name. I tried using i & j as illustrated int the video but it is not passing.

Rich Zimmerman · Accepted Answer

Try to think about what each for loop is looping over, and also think about how you reference a value with in a multi-dimensional array.
The 2nd for loop is nested inside of the first, so the first loop will iterate over each array, while the 2nd for loop will iterate over each item in an array before the top level loop will go to the next index.
When you reference an item in a multi-dimensional array you need the index of the array and the index of the value you're referencing.
```Java
char[][] boggle = {
        {'C', 'A', 'T'},
        {'D', 'R', 'I'},
        {'L', 'O', 'G'}
};
// ex.
boggle[0][1] // is "A"
```
So your for loop would look like this.
Java
System.out.printf("-------------%n");
// this loops over each index in the top level of the multi-dimensional array (or each array within the array)
for (int  i = 0;  i < boggle.length; i++) {
  // this loops over each index in the array that the top level for loop is currently at in it's for loop
  for (int  j = 0;  j < boggle[i].length; j++) {
    System.out.printf("| %s ", boggle[i][j]);
   }
   System.out.printf("|%n-------------%n");
}

Elias Svoba · Answer

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How do i complete the loop for the Boggle game board?

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