How to get the array type given the array member type using reflection in Java

Question

I have a Class variable that holds a certain type and I need to get a variable that holds the corresponding Array type. The best I could come up with is this:

Class arrayOfFooClass = java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(fooClass, 0).getClass();

Is there a way to do this without creating the new instance?

Answer 1

Class stringArrayClass = Class.forName("[Ljava.lang.String;");

You may replace java.lang.String by your object type.

Source: Jenkov Blog

Answer 2

Class stringArrayOfClass = String[].class;