Class Array

java.lang.Object

java.lang.reflect.Array

public final class Array extends Object

The Array class provides static methods to dynamically create and access Java arrays.

Array permits widening conversions to occur during a get or set operation, but throws an IllegalArgumentException if a narrowing conversion would occur.

Since:: 1.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Object`	`get(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object.
`static boolean`	`getBoolean(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a `boolean`.
`static byte`	`getByte(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a `byte`.
`static char`	`getChar(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a `char`.
`static double`	`getDouble(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a `double`.
`static float`	`getFloat(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a `float`.
`static int`	`getInt(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as an `int`.
`static int`	`getLength(Object array)`	Returns the length of the specified array object, as an `int`.
`static long`	`getLong(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a `long`.
`static short`	`getShort(Object array, int index)`	Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a `short`.
`static Object`	`newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int length)`	Creates a new array with the specified component type and length.
`static Object`	`newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int... dimensions)`	Creates a new array with the specified component type and dimensions.
`static void`	`set(Object array, int index, Object value)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified new value.
`static void`	`setBoolean(Object array, int index, boolean z)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `boolean` value.
`static void`	`setByte(Object array, int index, byte b)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `byte` value.
`static void`	`setChar(Object array, int index, char c)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `char` value.
`static void`	`setDouble(Object array, int index, double d)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `double` value.
`static void`	`setFloat(Object array, int index, float f)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `float` value.
`static void`	`setInt(Object array, int index, int i)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `int` value.
`static void`	`setLong(Object array, int index, long l)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `long` value.
`static void`	`setShort(Object array, int index, short s)`	Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified `short` value.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Method Details

newInstance

public static Object newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int length) throws NegativeArraySizeException

Creates a new array with the specified component type and length.

Implementation Requirements:: Invoking this method is equivalent to creating an array as follows:
Array.newInstance(componentType, new int[]{length});

The number of dimensions of the new array must not exceed 255.
Parameters:: componentType - the Class object representing the component type of the new array; length - the length of the new array
Returns:: the new array
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the specified componentType parameter is null; IllegalArgumentException - if componentType is Void.TYPE or if the number of dimensions of the requested array instance exceed 255.; NegativeArraySizeException - if the specified length is negative

newInstance

public static Object newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int... dimensions) throws IllegalArgumentException, NegativeArraySizeException

Creates a new array with the specified component type and dimensions. If componentType represents a non-array class or interface, the new array has dimensions.length dimensions and componentType as its component type. If componentType represents an array class, the number of dimensions of the new array is equal to the sum of dimensions.length and the number of dimensions of componentType. In this case, the component type of the new array is the component type of componentType.

The number of dimensions of the new array must not exceed 255.

Parameters:: componentType - the Class object representing the component type of the new array; dimensions - an array of int representing the dimensions of the new array
Returns:: the new array
Throws:: NullPointerException - if any of the specified componentType or dimensions arguments is null; IllegalArgumentException - if the specified dimensions argument is a zero-dimensional array, if componentType is Void.TYPE, or if the number of dimensions of the requested array instance exceed 255.; NegativeArraySizeException - if any of the components in the specified dimensions argument is negative.

getLength

public static int getLength(Object array) throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the length of the specified array object, as an int.

Parameters:: array - the array
Returns:: the length of the array
Throws:: NullPointerException - if array is null; IllegalArgumentException - if array is not an array

get

public static Object get(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object. The value is automatically wrapped in an object if it has a primitive type.

Parameters:: array - the array; index - the index
Returns:: the (possibly wrapped) value of the indexed component in the specified array
Throws:: NullPointerException - If the specified object is null; IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array; ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

getBoolean

public static boolean getBoolean(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a boolean.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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getByte

public static byte getByte(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a byte.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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getChar

public static char getChar(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a char.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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getShort

public static short getShort(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a short.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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getInt

public static int getInt(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as an int.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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getLong

public static long getLong(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a long.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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getFloat

public static float getFloat(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a float.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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getDouble

public static double getDouble(Object array, int index) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a double.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index

Returns:

the value of the indexed component in the specified array

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object is not an array, or if the indexed element cannot be converted to the return type by an identity or widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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set

public static void set(Object array, int index, Object value) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified new value. The new value is first automatically unwrapped if the array has a primitive component type.

Parameters:: array - the array; index - the index into the array; value - the new value of the indexed component
Throws:: NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null; IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object argument is not an array, or if the array component type is primitive and an unwrapping conversion fails; ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

setBoolean

public static void setBoolean(Object array, int index, boolean z) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified boolean value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

z - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified object argument is not an array, or if the specified value cannot be converted to the underlying array's component type by an identity or a primitive widening conversion

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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setByte

public static void setByte(Object array, int index, byte b) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified byte value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

b - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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setChar

public static void setChar(Object array, int index, char c) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified char value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

c - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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setShort

public static void setShort(Object array, int index, short s) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified short value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

s - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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setInt

public static void setInt(Object array, int index, int i) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified int value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

i - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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setLong

public static void setLong(Object array, int index, long l) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified long value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

l - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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setFloat

public static void setFloat(Object array, int index, float f) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified float value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

f - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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setDouble

public static void setDouble(Object array, int index, double d) throws IllegalArgumentException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Sets the value of the indexed component of the specified array object to the specified double value.

Parameters:

array - the array

index - the index into the array

d - the new value of the indexed component

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified object argument is null

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - If the specified index argument is negative, or if it is greater than or equal to the length of the specified array

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