GenericArrayFactory.java

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/**
 *
 * @author Dmitry Leskov
 */

import java.lang.reflect.Array;

public class GenericArrayFactory<Item> {

    public Item[] arrayOf(Class<Item[]> clazz, int length) {
        return clazz.cast(Array.newInstance(clazz.getComponentType(), length));
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Integer[] intArray = new GenericArrayFactory<Integer>().arrayOf(Integer[].class, 42);
    }
}