How to get the class object of an array using Java Reflection | Reflection in java

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ReflectionDemo1.java

/**
 * Obtaining the Class Object of an Array
 * 
 */
public class ReflectionDemo1
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Class<String[]> stringArrayClassObj = String[].class;
        System.out.println(stringArrayClassObj);
        System.out.println(stringArrayClassObj.getName());
    }

}

Output

class [Ljava.lang.String;
[Ljava.lang.String;

ReflectionDemo2.java

/**
 * Obtaining the Class Object of an Array
 * 
 */
public class ReflectionDemo2
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            /*
             * The JVM represents an int via the letter I. The [ on the left
             * means it is the class of an int array I am interested in. This
             * works for all other primitives too
             */
            Class intArrayClassObj = Class.forName("[I");
            System.out.println(intArrayClassObj);
            System.out.println(intArrayClassObj.getName());

            System.out.println("------------------------------");

            /*
             * Notice the [L to the left of the class name, and the ; to the
             * right. This means an array of objects with the given type.
             */
            Class stringArrayClassObj = Class.forName("[Ljava.lang.String;");
            System.out.println(stringArrayClassObj);
            System.out.println(stringArrayClassObj.getName());
        }
        catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

}

Output

class [I
[I
------------------------------
class [Ljava.lang.String;
[Ljava.lang.String;

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