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import java.lang.reflect.Array;

/*********************************************************************
* Array manipulation for Java 1.1+.
*
* <p>
* Java 1.1 compatible.
* </p>
*
* @see
*   ArrayLib2
*
* @version
*   2003-04-07
* @since
*   2001-04-06
* @author
*   <a href="http://croftsoft.com/">David Wallace Croft</a>*/
public class Util {

    /*********************************************************************
    * Prepends an Object to an Object array.
    *
    * <p>
    * Example:
    * <code>
    * <pre>
    * String [ ]  stringArray
    *   = ( String [ ] ) ArrayLib.prepend ( new String [ ] { }, "" );
    * </pre>
    * </code>
    * </p>
    *
    * @throws NullArgumentException
    *
    *   If either argument is null.
    *
    * @return
    *
    *   Returns a new array with the same component type as the old array.
    *********************************************************************/
    public static Object[] prepend(Object[] oldArray, Object o)
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    {

        Object[] newArray = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(oldArray.getClass().getComponentType(),
                oldArray.length + 1);

        System.arraycopy(oldArray, 0, newArray, 1, oldArray.length);

        newArray[0] = o;

        return newArray;
    }

}