code: @Deprecated public static int size (Object[] list)
      {
          if (list == null) {
              return 0;
          }
          int llength = list.length;
          for (int ii = 0; ii < llength; ii++) {
              if (list[ii] == null) {
                  return ii;
              }
          }
          return llength;
      }
docs: Returns the number of elements prior to the first null in the supplied list.
  @deprecated This is incompatible with things like clearRef(), which leave a null space.