Add array into array like a Python style

Question

I am trying add an array into another array.

Code:

int[] headArray = {16, 3, 2, 13,
               5, 10, 11, 8,
               9, 6, 7, 12,
               4, 15, 14, 1};
int[] miniArray = new int[4]; // helpArray
int[][] array2D = new int[4][4];

int count = 0;
int countIndex = 0;

for (int i = 0; i < headArray.length; i++) {
    miniArray[count] = headArray[i];
    count++;
    if (count == 4) {
        array2D[countIndex] = miniArray;
        count = 0;
        countIndex++;
        // reset miniArray ? how? de-likn array? how?
    }
}

When I visualize it, I see 1st loop fill miniArray correctly, then, miniArray will be put into array2D to index 0 correctly, but in next step(s), all indices of array2D are "linked" to last array elements of miniArray (visualization of work) after the loop, my array2D will be like:

array2D = {{4, 15, 14, 1},{4, 15, 14, 1},{4, 15, 14, 1},{4, 15, 14, 1}}

This is what I expected:

array2D = {{16, 3, 2, 13},{5, 10, 11, 8},{9, 6, 7, 12},{4, 15, 14, 1}}

Of course, I know correct answer, it can be solved by:

int k = 0;

for (int i = 0; i < array2D.length; i++) {
    for (int j = 0; j < array2D[0].length; j++) {
        array2D[i][j] = headArray[k];
        k++;
    }
}

However, it is problem solving like "I am looking at this problem by "row 0, cell 0, row 1, cell 0" etc...", but I am looking at this problem like "I have 16 stuffs on the table, I will grab 4 of them, put it in to miniBox and after that, put miniBox in to bigBox, then, another 4 stuffs put in to another miniBox and after that, put miniBox in to bigBox, etc etc" like a Python style:

headArray = [16, 3, 2, 13, 5, 10, 11, 8, 9, 6, 7, 12, 4, 15, 14, 1]

count = 0

for i in range(16): # or range(len(headArray))
    miniArray.append(headArray[i])
    count += 1
    if count == 4:
        array2D.append(miniArray)
        count = 0
        miniArray= []

Why does my Python-retranslated code to Java language not work? How can I fix it?

Answer 1

another 4 stuffs put in to another miniBox

This is what you need to do, but not what you are doing. You are putting the next 4 stuffs into the same miniBox.

To create a new miniBox, you need to create after the following line:

// reset miniArray ? how? de-likn array? how?
miniArray = new int[4];

So the complete loop would be this:

    for (int i = 0; i < headArray.length; i++) {
        miniArray[count] = headArray[i];
        count++;
        if (count == 4) {
            array2D[countIndex] = miniArray;
            count = 0;
            countIndex++;
            // reset miniArray ? how? de-likn array? how?
            miniArray = new int[4];
        }
    }