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## Class ArrayType<T>

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.management.openmbean.OpenType<T>
  - - javax.management.openmbean.ArrayType<T>

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

      public class ArrayType<T>
      extends OpenType<T>

  The `ArrayType` class is the open type class whose instances describe all open data values which are n-dimensional arrays of open data values.

  Examples of valid `ArrayType` instances are:

       // 2-dimension array of java.lang.String
       ArrayType<String[][]> a1 = new ArrayType<String[][]>(2, SimpleType.STRING);

       // 1-dimension array of int
       ArrayType<int[]> a2 = new ArrayType<int[]>(SimpleType.INTEGER, true);

       // 1-dimension array of java.lang.Integer
       ArrayType<Integer[]> a3 = new ArrayType<Integer[]>(SimpleType.INTEGER, false);

       // 4-dimension array of int
       ArrayType<int[][][][]> a4 = new ArrayType<int[][][][]>(3, a2);

       // 4-dimension array of java.lang.Integer
       ArrayType<Integer[][][][]> a5 = new ArrayType<Integer[][][][]>(3, a3);

       // 1-dimension array of java.lang.String
       ArrayType<String[]> a6 = new ArrayType<String[]>(SimpleType.STRING, false);

       // 1-dimension array of long
       ArrayType<long[]> a7 = new ArrayType<long[]>(SimpleType.LONG, true);

       // 1-dimension array of java.lang.Integer
       ArrayType<Integer[]> a8 = ArrayType.getArrayType(SimpleType.INTEGER);

       // 2-dimension array of java.lang.Integer
       ArrayType<Integer[][]> a9 = ArrayType.getArrayType(a8);

       // 2-dimension array of int
       ArrayType<int[][]> a10 = ArrayType.getPrimitiveArrayType(int[][].class);

       // 3-dimension array of int
       ArrayType<int[][][]> a11 = ArrayType.getArrayType(a10);

       // 1-dimension array of float
       ArrayType<float[]> a12 = ArrayType.getPrimitiveArrayType(float[].class);

       // 2-dimension array of float
       ArrayType<float[][]> a13 = ArrayType.getArrayType(a12);

       // 1-dimension array of javax.management.ObjectName
       ArrayType<ObjectName[]> a14 = ArrayType.getArrayType(SimpleType.OBJECTNAME);

       // 2-dimension array of javax.management.ObjectName
       ArrayType<ObjectName[][]> a15 = ArrayType.getArrayType(a14);

       // 3-dimension array of java.lang.String
       ArrayType<String[][][]> a16 = new ArrayType<String[][][]>(3, SimpleType.STRING);

       // 1-dimension array of java.lang.String
       ArrayType<String[]> a17 = new ArrayType<String[]>(1, SimpleType.STRING);

       // 2-dimension array of java.lang.String
       ArrayType<String[][]> a18 = new ArrayType<String[][]>(1, a17);

       // 3-dimension array of java.lang.String
       ArrayType<String[][][]> a19 = new ArrayType<String[][][]>(1, a18);

  Since:
    1.5
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.management.openmbean.OpenType

      `ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES, ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES_LIST`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `ArrayType(int dimension, OpenType<?> elementType)` | Constructs an `ArrayType` instance describing open data values which are arrays with dimension dimension of elements whose open type is elementType.
    `ArrayType(SimpleType<?> elementType, boolean primitiveArray)` | Constructs a unidimensional `ArrayType` instance for the supplied `SimpleType`.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object obj)` | Compares the specified `obj` parameter with this `ArrayType` instance for equality.
    `static <E> ArrayType<E[]>` | `getArrayType(OpenType<E> elementType)` | Create an `ArrayType` instance in a type-safe manner.
    `int` | `getDimension()` | Returns the dimension of arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance.
    `OpenType<?>` | `getElementOpenType()` | Returns the open type of element values contained in the arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance.
    `static <T> ArrayType<T>` | `getPrimitiveArrayType(Class<T> arrayClass)` | Create an `ArrayType` instance in a type-safe manner.
    `int` | `hashCode()` | Returns the hash code value for this `ArrayType` instance.
    `boolean` | `isPrimitiveArray()` | Returns `true` if the open data values this open type describes are primitive arrays, `false` otherwise.
    `boolean` | `isValue(Object obj)` | Tests whether obj is a value for this `ArrayType` instance.
    `String` | `toString()` | Returns a string representation of this `ArrayType` instance.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.management.openmbean.OpenType

      `getClassName, getDescription, getTypeName, isArray`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ArrayType

          public ArrayType(int dimension,
                           OpenType<?> elementType)
                    throws OpenDataException

      Constructs an `ArrayType` instance describing open data values which are arrays with dimension dimension of elements whose open type is elementType.

      When invoked on an `ArrayType` instance, the `getClassName` method returns the class name of the array instances it describes (following the rules defined by the `getName` method of `java.lang.Class`), not the class name of the array elements (which is returned by a call to `getElementOpenType().getClassName()`).

      The internal field corresponding to the type name of this `ArrayType` instance is also set to the class name of the array instances it describes. In other words, the methods `getClassName` and `getTypeName` return the same string value. The internal field corresponding to the description of this `ArrayType` instance is set to a string value which follows the following template:

      - if non-primitive array: `<dimension>-dimension array of <element_class_name>`
      - if primitive array: `<dimension>-dimension array of <primitive_type_of_the_element_class_name>`

      As an example, the following piece of code:

           ArrayType<String[][][]> t = new ArrayType<String[][][]>(3, SimpleType.STRING);
           System.out.println("array class name       = " + t.getClassName());
           System.out.println("element class name     = " + t.getElementOpenType().getClassName());
           System.out.println("array type name        = " + t.getTypeName());
           System.out.println("array type description = " + t.getDescription());

      would produce the following output:

           array class name       = [[[Ljava.lang.String;
           element class name     = java.lang.String
           array type name        = [[[Ljava.lang.String;
           array type description = 3-dimension array of java.lang.String

      And the following piece of code which is equivalent to the one listed above would also produce the same output:

           ArrayType<String[]> t1 = new ArrayType<String[]>(1, SimpleType.STRING);
           ArrayType<String[][]> t2 = new ArrayType<String[][]>(1, t1);
           ArrayType<String[][][]> t3 = new ArrayType<String[][][]>(1, t2);
           System.out.println("array class name       = " + t3.getClassName());
           System.out.println("element class name     = " + t3.getElementOpenType().getClassName());
           System.out.println("array type name        = " + t3.getTypeName());
           System.out.println("array type description = " + t3.getDescription());

      Parameters:
        `dimension` - the dimension of arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance; must be greater than or equal to 1.
        `elementType` - the open type of element values contained in the arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance; must be an instance of either `SimpleType`, `CompositeType`, `TabularType` or another `ArrayType` with a `SimpleType`, `CompositeType` or `TabularType` as its `elementType`.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `dimension` is not a positive integer.
        `OpenDataException` - if elementType's className is not one of the allowed Java class names for open data.

    - #### ArrayType

          public ArrayType(SimpleType<?> elementType,
                           boolean primitiveArray)
                    throws OpenDataException

      Constructs a unidimensional `ArrayType` instance for the supplied `SimpleType`.

      This constructor supports the creation of arrays of primitive types when `primitiveArray` is `true`.

      For primitive arrays the `getElementOpenType()` method returns the `SimpleType` corresponding to the wrapper type of the primitive type of the array.

      When invoked on an `ArrayType` instance, the `getClassName` method returns the class name of the array instances it describes (following the rules defined by the `getName` method of `java.lang.Class`), not the class name of the array elements (which is returned by a call to `getElementOpenType().getClassName()`).

      The internal field corresponding to the type name of this `ArrayType` instance is also set to the class name of the array instances it describes. In other words, the methods `getClassName` and `getTypeName` return the same string value. The internal field corresponding to the description of this `ArrayType` instance is set to a string value which follows the following template:

      - if non-primitive array: `1-dimension array of <element_class_name>`
      - if primitive array: `1-dimension array of <primitive_type_of_the_element_class_name>`

      As an example, the following piece of code:

           ArrayType<int[]> t = new ArrayType<int[]>(SimpleType.INTEGER, true);
           System.out.println("array class name       = " + t.getClassName());
           System.out.println("element class name     = " + t.getElementOpenType().getClassName());
           System.out.println("array type name        = " + t.getTypeName());
           System.out.println("array type description = " + t.getDescription());

      would produce the following output:

           array class name       = [I
           element class name     = java.lang.Integer
           array type name        = [I
           array type description = 1-dimension array of int

      Parameters:
        `elementType` - the `SimpleType` of the element values contained in the arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance.
        `primitiveArray` - `true` when this array describes primitive arrays.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `dimension` is not a positive integer.
        `OpenDataException` - if `primitiveArray` is `true` and `elementType` is not a valid `SimpleType` for a primitive type.
      Since:
        1.6

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getDimension

          public int getDimension()

      Returns the dimension of arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance.
      Returns:
        the dimension.

    - #### getElementOpenType

          public OpenType<?> getElementOpenType()

      Returns the open type of element values contained in the arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance.
      Returns:
        the element type.

    - #### isPrimitiveArray

          public boolean isPrimitiveArray()

      Returns `true` if the open data values this open type describes are primitive arrays, `false` otherwise.
      Returns:
        true if this is a primitive array type.
      Since:
        1.6

    - #### isValue

          public boolean isValue(Object obj)

      Tests whether obj is a value for this `ArrayType` instance.

      This method returns `true` if and only if obj is not null, obj is an array and any one of the following is `true`:

      - if this `ArrayType` instance describes an array of `SimpleType` elements or their corresponding primitive types, obj's class name is the same as the className field defined for this `ArrayType` instance (i.e. the class name returned by the `getClassName` method, which includes the dimension information),
      - if this `ArrayType` instance describes an array of classes implementing the `TabularData` interface or the `CompositeData` interface, obj is assignable to such a declared array, and each element contained in {obj is either null or a valid value for the element's open type specified by this `ArrayType` instance.
      Specified by:
        `isValue` in class `OpenType<T>`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - the object to be tested.
      Returns:
        `true` if obj is a value for this `ArrayType` instance.

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object obj)

      Compares the specified `obj` parameter with this `ArrayType` instance for equality.

      Two `ArrayType` instances are equal if and only if they describe array instances which have the same dimension, elements' open type and primitive array flag.

      Specified by:
        `equals` in class `OpenType<T>`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - the object to be compared for equality with this `ArrayType` instance; if obj is `null` or is not an instance of the class `ArrayType` this method returns `false`.
      Returns:
        `true` if the specified object is equal to this `ArrayType` instance.
      See Also:
        `Object.hashCode()`, `HashMap`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Returns the hash code value for this `ArrayType` instance.

      The hash code of an `ArrayType` instance is the sum of the hash codes of all the elements of information used in `equals` comparisons (i.e. dimension, elements' open type and primitive array flag). The hashcode for a primitive value is the hashcode of the corresponding boxed object (e.g. the hashcode for `true` is `Boolean.TRUE.hashCode()`). This ensures that `t1.equals(t2)` implies that `t1.hashCode()==t2.hashCode()` for any two `ArrayType` instances `t1` and `t2`, as required by the general contract of the method `Object.hashCode()`.

      As `ArrayType` instances are immutable, the hash code for this instance is calculated once, on the first call to `hashCode`, and then the same value is returned for subsequent calls.

      Specified by:
        `hashCode` in class `OpenType<T>`
      Returns:
        the hash code value for this `ArrayType` instance
      See Also:
        `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`, `System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Returns a string representation of this `ArrayType` instance.

      The string representation consists of the name of this class (i.e. `javax.management.openmbean.ArrayType`), the type name, the dimension, the elements' open type and the primitive array flag defined for this instance.

      As `ArrayType` instances are immutable, the string representation for this instance is calculated once, on the first call to `toString`, and then the same value is returned for subsequent calls.

      Specified by:
        `toString` in class `OpenType<T>`
      Returns:
        a string representation of this `ArrayType` instance

    - #### getArrayType

          public static <E> ArrayType<E[]> getArrayType(OpenType<E> elementType)
                                                 throws OpenDataException

      Create an `ArrayType` instance in a type-safe manner.

      Multidimensional arrays can be built up by calling this method as many times as necessary.

      Calling this method twice with the same parameters may return the same object or two equal but not identical objects.

      As an example, the following piece of code:

           ArrayType<String[]> t1 = ArrayType.getArrayType(SimpleType.STRING);
           ArrayType<String[][]> t2 = ArrayType.getArrayType(t1);
           ArrayType<String[][][]> t3 = ArrayType.getArrayType(t2);
           System.out.println("array class name       = " + t3.getClassName());
           System.out.println("element class name     = " + t3.getElementOpenType().getClassName());
           System.out.println("array type name        = " + t3.getTypeName());
           System.out.println("array type description = " + t3.getDescription());

      would produce the following output:

           array class name       = [[[Ljava.lang.String;
           element class name     = java.lang.String
           array type name        = [[[Ljava.lang.String;
           array type description = 3-dimension array of java.lang.String

      Parameters:
        `elementType` - the open type of element values contained in the arrays described by this `ArrayType` instance; must be an instance of either `SimpleType`, `CompositeType`, `TabularType` or another `ArrayType` with a `SimpleType`, `CompositeType` or `TabularType` as its `elementType`.
      Throws:
        `OpenDataException` - if elementType's className is not one of the allowed Java class names for open data.
      Since:
        1.6

    - #### getPrimitiveArrayType

          public static <T> ArrayType<T> getPrimitiveArrayType(Class<T> arrayClass)

      Create an `ArrayType` instance in a type-safe manner.

      Calling this method twice with the same parameters may return the same object or two equal but not identical objects.

      As an example, the following piece of code:

           ArrayType<int[][][]> t = ArrayType.getPrimitiveArrayType(int[][][].class);
           System.out.println("array class name       = " + t.getClassName());
           System.out.println("element class name     = " + t.getElementOpenType().getClassName());
           System.out.println("array type name        = " + t.getTypeName());
           System.out.println("array type description = " + t.getDescription());

      would produce the following output:

           array class name       = [[[I
           element class name     = java.lang.Integer
           array type name        = [[[I
           array type description = 3-dimension array of int

      Parameters:
        `arrayClass` - a primitive array class such as `int[].class`, `boolean[][].class`, etc. The `getElementOpenType()` method of the returned `ArrayType` returns the `SimpleType` corresponding to the wrapper type of the primitive type of the array.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if arrayClass is not a primitive array.
      Since:
        1.6

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