Why can't I pass arrays like this in Java

Question

I have a function:

draw(int[] a)
{
   //...
}

and I want to pass in the array {3,4,5}. Why can't I call:

draw({3,4,5});

Answer 1

The type of {3,4,5} is ambiguous (could be int[], short[], long[], etc..). Try:

draw(new int[]{3,4,5});