private static int elementsNotNull(int[] array){
		int elementsNotNull = 0; 
		for (int x = 0; x <= array.length-1; x++){ //searches through the array
			if (elementString(array[x]) != null){ //check the elements that are not null / int is not
				elementsNotNull++; // -1
			}
		}
		return elementsNotNull; 
	}