Is an array an object in Java?

Question

In Java we can declare an array using the following:

String[] array = new String[10]; 
int size = array.length; 

Does this mean that the arra

Answer 1

Arrays of anything are objects. One can call methods such as equals, hashcode etc:

final int[] i = {};
i.equals(new int[] {1});  // false
i.hashcode();

One cannot call methods on a native type.