Re: how to write array elements to console

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tam@lheapop.gsfc.nasa.gov
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comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
13 Dec 2006 06:35:26 -0800
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Dzikus wrote:

Yeah, it's a great hint.
But still I have somehow downcast from Object to array of specified
type ...


It's not trivial to do this, but it's more tedious than difficult
to handle an arbitrary input object if you allow a
recursive solution.

I believe you are correct that you will have to do explicit downcasts
to each of the primitive types. You may also want to handle
arrays of objects specially (which will get you multi-dimensional
arrays of all types as well).

E.g.,

    void method(Object o) {

          if (o instanceof Object[]) {
                 Object[] oa = (Object[]) o;
                 for (Object ox: oa) method(ox);
          } else if (o instanceof int[]) {
                 ... process int array ..
          } else if (o instanceof double[]) {
          ... handle all 7 primitive arrays explictly
          } else {
                ... Handle a non-array Object
          }
    }

This is one example where it would be nice to have double-dispatch but
that's not available in Java. [Double dispatch would allow you to
select from among overloaded 'method's the one whose signature
matched the actual rather than the declared class of the argument.]

    Regards,
    Tom McGlynn

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