How to create a generic array in java

1. Description of generic arrays

Java does not support declaring generic arrays. Of course, a more accurate expression is that the type of the array cannot be a type variable unless It uses wildcards.

In java, you cannot create an array directly through T[] tarr=new T[10]. The simplest way is through Array.newInstance(Class type,int size) way to create an array.

2. Example

Such as the following program:

package hash;
 
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 
/**
 * 数组的工具
 *
 * @author David Day
 */
public class ArrayUtils {
 
    /**
     * 根据数组类型的class创建对应类型的数组
     *
     * @param <T>    目标类型
     * @param clazz
     * @param length 数组长度
     * @return
     */
    public static <T> T[] newArrayByArrayClass(Class<T[]> clazz, int length) {
        return (T[]) Array.newInstance(clazz.getComponentType(), length);
    }
 
    /**
     * 根据普通类型的class创建数组
     *
     * @param <T>    目标类型
     * @param clazz
     * @param length 数组长度
     * @return
     */
    public static <T> T[] newArrayByClass(Class<T> clazz, int length) {
        return (T[]) Array.newInstance(clazz, length);
    }
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // 判断一个Class是否是数组类型，可以用Class实例的isArray方法。
        String[] byArray = newArrayByArrayClass(String[].class, 10);
        String[] byOne = newArrayByClass(String.class, 10);
 
        System.out.println(byArray.getClass().isArray());
        System.out.println(byOne.getClass().isArray());
    }
}

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