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

Yes; the Java Language Specification writes:

In the Java programming language, arrays are objects (§4.3.1), are dynamically created, and may be assigned to variables of type Object (§4.3.2). All methods of class Object may be invoked on an array.