arrays - How do I resolve the error "java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException:5" -

i'm new programming , java first language. i'm using eclipse of coding well.

i've been looking arrays trying understand them. found site: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/arrays.html

i made own variation of first code example:

package testarray;  public class testarray {   public static void main(string[] args)   {      // declare new array of integers      int[] anarray;       // sets array length 5      anarray = new int[5];       // setting each array element      anarray[0] = 1;      anarray[1] = 2;      anarray[2] = 3;      anarray[3] = 4;      anarray[5] = 5;       // displaying value of each array element      system.out.println("element @ index 0: " + anarray[0]);      system.out.println("element @ index 0: " + anarray[1]);      system.out.println("element @ index 0: " + anarray[2]);      system.out.println("element @ index 0: " + anarray[3]);      system.out.println("element @ index 0: " + anarray[4]);    } } 

i keep getting error in console:

exception in thread "main" java.lang.arrayindexoutofboundsexception: 5 @ testarray.testarray.main(testarray.java:15)

i've tried using code site receive same error. not setup in eclipse right?

any appreciated!

note: if has helpful sites useful beginning programmer, go ahead , add them post!

here problem:

 anarray[5] = 5; 

replace by:

 anarray[4] = 5; 

as yo have defined array of size 5, can use index between 0-4:

 anarray = new int[5]; 

if try access index above 4, run arrayindexoutofboundexception.