Array Reflection: getComponentType()

   
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import java.awt.Button;

public class SampleComponentReflection {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    int[] ints = new int[2];
    Button[] buttons = new Button[6];
    String[][] twoDim = new String[4][5];

    printComponentType(ints);
    printComponentType(buttons);
    printComponentType(twoDim);
  }

  static void printComponentType(Object array) {
    Class arrayClass = array.getClass();
    String arrayName = arrayClass.getName();
    Class componentClass = arrayClass.getComponentType();
    String componentName = componentClass.getName();
    System.out.println("Array: " + arrayName + ", Component: "
        + componentName);
  }
}

1.	Creating an Array: An array of 10 ints.
2.	Creating an Array: An array of 10 int-arrays.
3.	Creating an Array: A 10x20 2-dimensional int array.
4.	Getting and Setting the Value of an Element in an Array Object
5.	Array Reflection: name and type
6.	Array Reflection: create instance
7.	Array Reflection: get length
8.	Array Reflection: Multi Array Reflection
9.	Using reflection to check array type and length
10.	Using reflection to create, fill, and display an array
11.	Getting the Length and Dimensions of an Array Object
12.	Determining If an Object Is an Array
13.	Getting the Component Type of an Array Object
14.	Check if the given object is an array (primitve or native).
15.	return an Object array for the given object.
16.	This program demonstrates the use of reflection for manipulating arrays

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