Does a primitive type multi dimensional array gets casted to Object type in Java?

Question

How come

int[] arr = new int[5];

Object[] obj = arr;

produces a compilation error while

int[][] arr = new int[5][5];

Object[] obj = arr;

doesn't?

Because int[] is an Object, not Object[], whereas an int[][] is an Object[]. Remember, multidimensional arrays in Java are just arrays of arrays; an array is an Object. — Slaw
– Slaw, Commented Jun 17, 2020 at 17:41

Andy Turner · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-17 17:41:31Z

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int[] is an Object, so array of int[] is an array of Object.

answered Jun 17, 2020 at 17:41

Andy Turner

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