Java Array Create newArray(Object src, int len)

Description

Return a new array of the same type as the one passed

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Object newArray(Object src, int len) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**!//from  w  ww.j av a  2 s.c om
 * @author Daniel Friesen
 * @copyright Copyright ? 2009 Daniel Friesen
 * @license MIT License
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
 * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
 * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
 * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
 * conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
 * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
 * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
 * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
 * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Return a new array of the same type as the one passed
     */
    public static Object newArray(Object src, int len) {
        if (src.getClass() == byte[].class)
            return new byte[len];
        if (src.getClass() == char[].class)
            return new char[len];
        throw illegal();
    }

    private static IllegalArgumentException illegal() {
        return new IllegalArgumentException("Only char[] and byte[] arrays are handled by ArrayUtils");
    }
}

Related

1. ArrayToObject(byte[] values)
2. newArray()
3. newArray(Class elementType, int length)
4. newArray(int length, double start, double increment)
5. newArray(Object obj, int size)
6. newArray(String... args)
7. toArray(String source, String delimiter)
8. toArray(String str)
9. toArray(String str)