Here you can find the source of length(T[] a)
public static <T> int length(T[] a)
//package com.java2s; /**// ww w . j a v a 2 s .co m * Copyright 2010 Molindo GmbH * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static <T> int length(T[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static int length(byte[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static int length(int[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static int length(short[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static int length(long[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static int length(float[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static int length(double[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } /** * @return null-safe length of array */ public static int length(char[] a) { return a == null ? 0 : a.length; } }