# I can't find an example of accessing array element in "Arrays" chapter of Julia Manual

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**Created:** [June 9, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-cant-find-an-example-of-accessing-array-element-in-arrays-chapter-of-julia-manual/41045 "2020-06-09T07:25:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-cant-find-an-example-of-accessing-array-element-in-arrays-chapter-of-julia-manual/41045/1 "2020-06-09T07:25:19Z")

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I’m scanning “Arrays” chapter of Julia Manual and I don’t see syntax description and a simple example of accessing array element, e.g.:

```julia
a = [3 1; 4 1]
a[1, 2]
a[1][2]

```

I’m pretty sure, I’m missing something.

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**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-cant-find-an-example-of-accessing-array-element-in-arrays-chapter-of-julia-manual/41045/2 "2020-06-09T07:44:24Z")

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Are you looking for  
[https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/arrays/#man-array-indexing-1](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/arrays/#man-array-indexing-1)  
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**Author:** ![pauljurczak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pauljurczak/32/921_2.png) [@pauljurczak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pauljurczak)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-cant-find-an-example-of-accessing-array-element-in-arrays-chapter-of-julia-manual/41045/3 "2020-06-09T08:10:31Z")

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Thanks. I was looking in Base → Arrays. No wonder it felt so dry.