about java: get `String[].class` from `String.class`, what if `String.class` is a “runtime type”? [duplicate]

Answer 1

HRgiger's answer improved:

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
static <T> Class<? extends T[]> getArrayClass(Class<T> clazz) {
    return (Class<? extends T[]>) Array.newInstance(clazz, 0).getClass();
}

Both of them instantiate an array object when invoked. To get the array type, use

Class<?> childType = ...;
Class<?> arrayType = getArrayClass(childType);

Answer 2

Another trick I found is using varargs on util method.

public static void main(String[] args) throws ClassNotFoundException {

    Class<?> demo = Main.<String>getArrayClass();
    System.out.println(demo);
}

static <T> Class getArrayClass(T... param){
    return param.getClass();
}

Answer 3

Maybe try Class.forName(String)?

Edit: Here is a code snippet.

Class<?> arrayClass = String[].class;
System.out.println(arrayClass);
Class<?> namedClass = Class.forName("[L" + String.class.getName() + ";");
System.out.println(namedClass);
System.out.println(arrayClass == namedClass);