Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.lang.reflect.Array; public class Main { public static boolean[] copyOf(boolean[] original, int newLength) { boolean[] copy = new boolean[newLength]; System.arraycopy(original, 0, copy, 0, Math.min(original.length, newLength)); return copy; } public static int[] copyOf(int[] original, int newLength) { int[] copy = new int[newLength]; System.arraycopy(original, 0, copy, 0, Math.min(original.length, newLength)); return copy; } @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <T> T[] copyOf(T[] original, int newLength) { return (T[]) copyOf(original, newLength, original.getClass()); } @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <T, U> T[] copyOf(U[] original, int newLength, Class<? extends T[]> newType) { T[] copy = ((Object) newType == (Object) Object[].class) ? (T[]) new Object[newLength] : (T[]) Array.newInstance(newType.getComponentType(), newLength); System.arraycopy(original, 0, copy, 0, Math.min(original.length, newLength)); return copy; } }