Initializing array with values - should I explicitly instance the class or not?

Question

I often see arrays being initialized like this:

String[] array = new String[] { \"foo\", \"bar\", \"baz\" };

But reading the Language Basic

Answer 1

Is there any difference between these?

There is no difference in the end result. However, as per the JLS § 10.6, you cannot use the array initializer synax in every context.

An array initializer may be specified in a declaration (§8.3, §9.3, §14.4), or as part of an array creation expression (§15.10), to create an array and provide some initial values.