Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Copyright 2005-2011 The ConQAT Project | | | | Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | | you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | | You may obtain a copy of the License at | | | | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | | | | Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | | distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | | WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | | See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | | limitations under the License. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ import java.lang.reflect.Array; public class Main { /** Removes an element from the array and returns the new array. */ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <T> T[] removeElementFromArray(T element, T[] array) { T[] newArray = (T[]) Array.newInstance(element.getClass(), array.length - 1); int newIndex = 0; for (T arrayElement : array) { if (!arrayElement.equals(element)) { if (newIndex >= newArray.length) { // element is not member of array return array; } newArray[newIndex] = arrayElement; newIndex++; } } return newArray; } }