Thread: Initializing an Array of Objects

NOTE: This is more of a post asking for a little clarification, rather than one asking for help.

Java does not seem to actually create any objects when you define an array specifically of objects, unlike if it was an array of primitives which are initialized to their type's default. The following code demonstrates what I'm getting at:

public class GridSquare
{
    private int x, y, width, height;
 
    public GridSquare() //Constructor
    {
        this.x = 0;
        this.y = 0;
        this.width = 0;
        this.height = 0;
    }
    public void setGridLocation(int newX, int newY, int newWidth, int newHeight)
    {
        this.x = newX;
        this.y = newY;
        this.width = newWidth;
        this.height = newHeight;
    }
}

public class Map
{
    GridSquare[][] gridSquares = new GridSquare[10][10]; //This only creates a 10 by 10 array of Null GridSquare objects
 
    public Map() //Constructor
    {
        gridSquares[0][0].setGridLocation(50,50,50,50); //A test location that shows all gridSquares locations are Null
    }
}

Now, I've done a fair share of Google searching to reach this conclusion, and the answer I seem to get is that I should (separately) initialize every single array cell with the new command, such as described by these sources:
Array of objects initialization Problem - Java - Forums at ProgrammersHeaven.com
Explain how to initialize an array of objects

This seems like a roundabout way to accomplish what I would think Java could handle on its own. Is there any particular reason that Java is unable to actually create an object for each cell and reference it? With a proper Constructor written for the object in the array so that the proper data gets loaded, I'd imagine you could skip all the extra work.