Hello!
Simply as an example:
///////// Example 1 ///////////
var arr:Array = new Array();
trace('Len: ' + arr.length);
// Print: Len: 0 // Right!
///////// Example 2 ///////////
var arr:Array = new Array("one");
trace('Len: ' + arr.length);
// Print: Len: 0 // Error!
///////// Example 3 ///////////
var arr:Array = new Array("one", "two");
trace('Len: ' + arr.length);
// Print: Len: 2 // Right!
Thank you.