Arrays are allocated memory at compile time in java, so they are static, the elements not explicitly set or modified are set with the default values. You could use some code like this, though it is not recommended as it does not count default values, even if you explicitly initialize them that way, it is also likely to cause bugs down the line. As others said, when looking for the actual size, ".length" must be used instead of ".length()".
public int logicalArrayLength(type[] passedArray) {
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < passedArray.length; i++) {
if (passedArray[i] != defaultValue) {
count++;
}
}
return count;
}