How to create an array from a Class?

[Joona I Palaste]

Suppose I have a Java Class object denoting some Java class. I would
like to dynamically create an *array* of references to the class that
the Class object denotes. The size of the array should also be given in
the creation. What is the easiest way of doing this?

Example of what I have in mind:

Class c = "Hello, world!".getClass();
String[] array = /* what the heck do I write here? */;
array[0] = "Hello, world!";
for (int i=0; i<array.length; i++) {
System.out.println(array);
}

Should print "Hello, world!");

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[David Zimmerman]

Suppose I have a Java Class object denoting some Java class. I would
like to dynamically create an *array* of references to the class that
the Class object denotes. The size of the array should also be given in
the creation. What is the easiest way of doing this?

Example of what I have in mind:

Class c = "Hello, world!".getClass();
String[] array = /* what the heck do I write here? */;
array[0] = "Hello, world!";
for (int i=0; i<array.length; i++) {
System.out.println(array);
}

Should print "Hello, world!");

Array.newInstance(Class, int)

 

[Joona I Palaste]

Array.newInstance(Class, int)

Thanks!

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