How to create a Class of primitive array?

Question

I'm trying to do the following:

Class c1 = Class.forName("[Ljava.lang.Integer;"); // works fine
Class c1 = Class.forName("[Lint;"); // doesn't work, since it's primitive

What is the workaround? int[].class is the only solution?

There is an other thread for this [here][1] too! [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1087177/what-do-those-strange-class-names-in-a-java-heap-dump-mean — kisp, Jul 10 '12 at 08:15

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '11 at 10:04

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Class c1 = Class.forName("[I");

answered Feb 22 '11 at 10:04

axtavt

int[].class is probably better in general, but this is useful for example when using an alternative JVM language that gives access to Class but doesn't allow the PRIMITIVE[] syntax (such as e.g. Xtend) – vorburger Jan 09 '17 at 22:24

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '11 at 10:06

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According to this page use:

Class intArray = Class.forName("[I");

answered Feb 22 '11 at 10:06

Jan Zyka

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