java - Explain this code (not getting the result i need) -

package javaapplication54;  public class javaapplication54 {  static int monkey = 8; static int thearray[] = new int[1];  public static void main(string[] args) { // attempted 2 ways try set monkey = thearray[0];     monkey = thearray[0];     thearray[0] = monkey; //i tried result 8;     system.out.println(thearray[0]);  } 

}

i trying result 8, printing out thearray[0] result zero.

          run:    0  build successful (total time: 0 seconds) 

you assigned thearray[0] in line monkey = thearray[0] thearray[0] 0 when first initialized thearray @ line:

static int thearray[] = new int[1];