Adds all the elements of the given arrays into a new array. : Auto Growth Array « Collections Data Structure « Java

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Adds all the elements of the given arrays into a new array.

      
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import java.lang.reflect.Array;


/**
 * <p>Operations on arrays, primitive arrays (like <code>int[]</code>) and
 * primitive wrapper arrays (like <code>Integer[]</code>).</p>
 * 
 * <p>This class tries to handle <code>null</code> input gracefully.
 * An exception will not be thrown for a <code>null</code>
 * array input. However, an Object array that contains a <code>null</code>
 * element may throw an exception. Each method documents its behaviour.</p>
 *
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Moritz Petersen
 * @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
 * @author Nikolay Metchev
 * @author Matthew Hawthorne
 * @author Tim O'Brien
 * @author Pete Gieser
 * @author Gary Gregory
 * @author <a href="mailto:equinus100@hotmail.com">Ashwin S</a>
 * @author Maarten Coene
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java 632503 2008-03-01 00:21:52Z ggregory $
 */
public class Main {
  /**
   * <p>Adds all the elements of the given arrays into a new array.</p>
   * <p>The new array contains all of the element of <code>array1</code> followed
   * by all of the elements <code>array2</code>. When an array is returned, it is always
   * a new array.</p>
   *
   * <pre>
   * ArrayUtils.addAll(null, null)     = null
   * ArrayUtils.addAll(array1, null)   = cloned copy of array1
   * ArrayUtils.addAll(null, array2)   = cloned copy of array2
   * ArrayUtils.addAll([], [])         = []
   * ArrayUtils.addAll([null], [null]) = [null, null]
   * ArrayUtils.addAll(["a", "b", "c"], ["1", "2", "3"]) = ["a", "b", "c", "1", "2", "3"]
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param array1  the first array whose elements are added to the new array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2  the second array whose elements are added to the new array, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return The new array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> array inputs. 
   *      The type of the new array is the type of the first array.
   * @since 2.1
   */
  public static Object[] addAll(Object[] array1, Object[] array2) {
      if (array1 == null) {
          return clone(array2);
      } else if (array2 == null) {
          return clone(array1);
      }
      Object[] joinedArray = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(array1.getClass().getComponentType(),
                                                          array1.length + array2.length);
      System.arraycopy(array1, 0, joinedArray, 0, array1.length);
      System.arraycopy(array2, 0, joinedArray, array1.length, array2.length);
      return joinedArray;
  }
  /**
   * <p>Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.</p>
   *
   * <p>The objects in the array are not cloned, thus there is no special
   * handling for multi-dimensional arrays.</p>
   * 
   * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to shallow clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static Object[] clone(Object[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (Object[]) array.clone();
  }



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