Get Class object for array

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Mike Schilling - 03 May 2007 19:57 GMT

For a call to Class.getMethod(), I need the Class instance that represents
Class[]. Obviously, I can do

(new Class[0]).getClass()

but is there anything neater?

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Andreas Wollschlaeger - 03 May 2007 20:17 GMT

> For a call to Class.getMethod(), I need the Class instance that represents
> Class[]. Obviously, I can do
>
> (new Class[0]).getClass()
>
> but is there anything neater?

To my surprise,

Class[].class

works.... gee, and i thought i *know* Java ;-)

Cheers
Andreas

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Mike Schilling - 03 May 2007 20:33 GMT

>> For a call to Class.getMethod(), I need the Class instance that
>> represents Class[]. Obviously, I can do
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>
> works.... gee, and i thought i *know* Java ;-)

So it does :-)

I tried (Class[]).class which doesn't.

Thanks.

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