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Checks whether two arrays are the same type taking into account multi-dimensional arrays
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import java.lang.reflect.Array;
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/**
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Moritz Petersen
* @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
* @author Nikolay Metchev
* @author Matthew Hawthorne
* @author Tim O'Brien
* @author Pete Gieser
* @author Gary Gregory
* @author <a href="mailto:equinus100@hotmail.com">Ashwin S</a>
* @author Maarten Coene
* @since 2.0
* @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java 632503 2008-03-01 00:21:52Z ggregory $
*/
public class Main {
/**
* <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same type taking into account
* multi-dimensional arrays.</p>
*
* @param array1 the first array, must not be <code>null</code>
* @param array2 the second array, must not be <code>null</code>
* @return <code>true</code> if type of arrays matches
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if either array is <code>null</code>
*/
public static boolean isSameType(Object array1, Object array2) {
if (array1 == null || array2 == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The Array must not be null");
}
return array1.getClass().getName().equals(array2.getClass().getName());
}
}
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