get Array Type from String - Java java.lang

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get Array Type from String

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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        String type = "java2s.com";
        System.out.println(getArrayType(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");
    }
}

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