Objects-First with Java: A Practical Introduction using BlueJ, 6th Edition

7. Fixed-size collections – arrays

11 Documented Misconceptions

ArrayBracketCountIsLength

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

ArrayElementTypeRepeats

The type of a multi-dimensional array is written as T[] T[] T[]

ArrayElementsUntyped

Elements of arrays are untyped

ArrayAllocationWithoutNew

Arrays are created without the new keyword

ArrayHasLengthMethod

To get the length of an array, one needs to call its length method

ArrayInitializerContentsInBrackets

Array initializers list the elements in square brackets

ArrayLengthPartOfType

The length of an array is part of its type

ArrayListIsArray

ArrayLists are arrays

ArrayRankIsLength

Array rank and array length are the same thing

ArrayRankNotPartOfType

The rank of an array is not part of its type

ArraysGrow

Arrays can grow dynamically