Why "Object[] object = new String[][]" compiles? - Java

Question

Why does this code compile?

Object[] object = new String[5][5];

I mean, why can I do that if I'm creating an array object with different dimensions than specified in the reference variable?

This doesn't compile:

String[] strings = new String[5][5];

So what is happening here?

Answer 1

The first one compiles because String[] is an Object. The 2nd one doesn't compiles because String is not String[].

Object[] object = new String[5][5];  // Means each element is an String[] which is an Object as well.

String[] strings = new String[5][5]; // Also Means each element is an String[] which is not same as just String.