Here you can find the source of isArrayOrCollection(String type)
public static boolean isArrayOrCollection(String type)
//package com.java2s; /*//from ww w . j a v a2s.c o m * Copyright (c) 2008-2016 Haulmont. * * 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. * */ public class Main { public static boolean isArrayOrCollection(String type) { return isCollection(type) || isArray(type); } public static boolean isCollection(String type) { return isList(type) || isSet(type); } public static boolean isArray(String type) { return type != null && (type.startsWith("[") && type.length() >= 2 && getArrayType(type) != null || type.endsWith("[]")); } public static boolean isList(String type) { return "java.util.List".equals(type); } public static boolean isSet(String type) { return "java.util.Set".equals(type); } public static Class getArrayType(String type) { if (type.endsWith("[]")) { try { return Class.forName(type.substring(0, type.length() - 2)); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { throw new RuntimeException("Wrong array type"); } } switch (type.substring(0, 2)) { case "[Z": return boolean.class; case "[B": return byte.class; case "[S": return short.class; case "[I": return int.class; case "[J": return long.class; case "[F": return float.class; case "[D": return double.class; case "[C": return char.class; case "[L": return Object.class; // any non-primitives(Object) } throw new RuntimeException("Wrong array type"); } }