Re: Primitive type arrays boxing utilities

Below is the code generator of utility class that may possibly appear
useful extension for java.util.Arrays methods.

Basic usages of the generated class includes:

1) Lists backed with primitive arrays manipulation.

int[] array = { 1, 2, 3 };
Collections.shuffle(PrimitiveArrays.asList(array));

2) Simple primitive type arrays boxing/unboxing.

int[] array = { 1, 2, 3 };
Integer[] boxedArray = PrimitiveArrays.box(array);
array = PrimitiveArrays.unbox(boxedArray);

3) Type-safe, non-dimensions limited, extended boxing/unboxing of
primitive arrays.

int[][][] a = {{{ 1, 2, 3 }}};
Integer[][][] b = PrimitiveArrays.intBoxer().deeper().deeper().box(a);
// operate on b...
PrimitiveArrays.intBoxer().deeper().deeper().unbox(b, a);
// operate on updated a...

What do you think about that? Is that worth of becoming a new Java RFE?

Regards,
piotr