--- Craig McClanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/1/06, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: [SNIP] > > Ok, I'm with you so far... but what if you don't > know the type of the > > target array until runtime? I need to dynamically > determine the element > > type of the target array, then construct a new > array instance to pass to > > toArray() here. I'm messing around right now, but > haven't stumbled on the > > right answer yet... > > > I imagine you would have to synthesize the class for > "array of Foo", and > then ask it for a newInstance() to create the > calling argument ... check > methods in the java.util.Arrays class for useful > ways to do that. > > Of course, you won't be able to cast the actual > result instance (defaults to > Object[]) if you don't know the type at compile > time. > > Craig
Does he really need to be able to cast in this instance, since the PropertyUtilsBean would just be attempting to set an Object? i.e. wouldn't the runtime type be enough in this case, and casting would be more relevant when you want to cast to an array for the purposes of e.g. implementing a particular API? -Matt > > > > > > Craig > > > > Frank > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
