Java Language Specification, Version Java SE 21 Edition

10.3. Array Creation

5 Documented Misconceptions

ArrayAllocationWithoutNew

Arrays are created without the new keyword

ArrayLengthCannotBeZero

An array cannot have a length of 0 elements

ArraysGrow

Arrays can grow dynamically

OnlyInnermostArrayElements

Only the elements of the innermost array of a multi-dimensional array are accessible

StringLengthField

One can know the length of a String object by accessing its length field