Java Language Specification, Version Java SE 13 Edition

10.6. Array Initializers

5 Documented Misconceptions

ArrayBracketCountIsLength

The number of brackets in an array type or an array initializer corresponds to the length of the array

ArrayAllocationWithoutNew

Arrays are created without the new keyword

ArrayInitializerContentsInBrackets

Array initializers list the elements in square brackets

ArrayLengthCannotBeZero

An array cannot have a length of 0 elements

NoJaggedArrays

Multi-dimensional arrays have a rectangular shape