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import java.lang.reflect.Array;


/**
 * Operations on arrays, primitive arrays (like <code>int[]</code>) and
 * primitive wrapper arrays (like <code>Integer[]</code>).
 * 
 * This class tries to handle <code>null</code> input gracefully.
 * An exception will not be thrown for a <code>null</code>
 * array input. However, an Object array that contains a <code>null</code>
 * element may throw an exception. Each method documents its behaviour.
 *
 * @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 {

  /**
   * Removes the element at the specified position from the specified array.
   * All subsequent elements are shifted to the left (substracts one from
   * their indices).
   *
   * This method returns a new array with the same elements of the input
   * array except the element on the specified position. The component 
   * type of the returned array is always the same as that of the input 
   * array.
   *
   * If the input array is <code>null</code>, an IndexOutOfBoundsException
   * will be thrown, because in that case no valid index can be specified.
   *
   * <pre>
   * ArrayUtils.remove([1], 0)         = []
   * ArrayUtils.remove([2, 6], 0)      = [6]
   * ArrayUtils.remove([2, 6], 1)      = [2]
   * ArrayUtils.remove([2, 6, 3], 1)   = [2, 3]
   * </pre>
   * 
   * @param array  the array to remove the element from, may not be <code>null</code>
   * @param index  the position of the element to be removed
   * @return A new array containing the existing elements except the element
   *         at the specified position.
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range 
   * (index < 0 || index >= array.length), or if the array is <code>null</code>.
   * @since 2.1
   */
  public static short[] remove(short[] array, int index) {
      return (short[]) remove((Object) array, index);
  }
  /**
   * Removes the element at the specified position from the specified array.
   * All subsequent elements are shifted to the left (substracts one from
   * their indices).
   *
   * This method returns a new array with the same elements of the input
   * array except the element on the specified position. The component 
   * type of the returned array is always the same as that of the input 
   * array.
   *
   * If the input array is <code>null</code>, an IndexOutOfBoundsException
   * will be thrown, because in that case no valid index can be specified.
   * 
   * @param array  the array to remove the element from, may not be <code>null</code>
   * @param index  the position of the element to be removed
   * @return A new array containing the existing elements except the element
   *         at the specified position.
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range 
   * (index < 0 || index >= array.length), or if the array is <code>null</code>.
   * @since 2.1
   */
  private static Object remove(Object array, int index) {
      int length = getLength(array);
      if (index < 0 || index >= length) {
          throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: " + index + ", Length: " + length);
      }
      
      Object result = Array.newInstance(array.getClass().getComponentType(), length - 1);
      System.arraycopy(array, 0, result, 0, index);
      if (index < length - 1) {
          System.arraycopy(array, index + 1, result, index, length - index - 1);
      }
      
      return result;
  }
  /**
   * Finds the index of the given value in the array starting at the given index.
   *
   * This method returns {@link #INDEX_NOT_FOUND} (<code>-1</code>) for a <code>null</code> input array.
   *
   * A negative startIndex is treated as zero. A startIndex larger than the array
   * length will return {@link #INDEX_NOT_FOUND} (<code>-1</code>).
   * 
   * @param array  the array to search through for the object, may be <code>null</code>
   * @param valueToFind  the value to find
   * @param startIndex  the index to start searching at
   * @return the index of the value within the array,
   *  {@link #INDEX_NOT_FOUND} (<code>-1</code>) if not found or <code>null</code> array input
   */
  public static int indexOf(short[] array, short valueToFind) {
      if (array == null) {
          return -1;
      }
      for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
          if (valueToFind == array[i]) {
              return i;
          }
      }
      return -1;
  }
  /**
   * Returns the length of the specified array.
   * This method can deal with <code>Object</code> arrays and with primitive arrays.
   *
   * If the input array is <code>null</code>, <code>0</code> is returned.
   *
   * <pre>
   * ArrayUtils.getLength(null)            = 0
   * ArrayUtils.getLength([])              = 0
   * ArrayUtils.getLength([null])          = 1
   * ArrayUtils.getLength([true, false])   = 2
   * ArrayUtils.getLength([1, 2, 3])       = 3
   * ArrayUtils.getLength(["a", "b", "c"]) = 3
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param array  the array to retrieve the length from, may be null
   * @return The length of the array, or <code>0</code> if the array is <code>null</code>
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the object arguement is not an array.
   * @since 2.1
   */
  public static int getLength(Object array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return 0;
      }
      return Array.getLength(array);
  }
  /**
   * Shallow clones an array returning a typecast result and handling
   * <code>null</code>.
   *
   * The objects in the array are not cloned, thus there is no special
   * handling for multi-dimensional arrays.
   * 
   * This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.
   * 
   * @param array  the array to shallow clone, may be <code>null</code>
   * @return the cloned array, <code>null</code> if <code>null</code> input
   */
  public static short[] clone(short[] array) {
      if (array == null) {
          return null;
      }
      return (short[]) array.clone();
  }



}








9.6.Array Objects
9.6.1.Arrays of Objects
9.6.2.Arrays of Strings: using 'new' operator
9.6.3.Arrays of Strings: initial values determine the size of the array
9.6.4.Demonstrate String arrays.
9.6.5.Checks whether two arrays are the same length, treating null arrays as length 0.
9.6.6.Checks whether two arrays are the same type taking into account multi-dimensional arrays.
9.6.7.Turn an array of ints into a printable string.
9.6.8.Check if the given object is an array (primitve or native).
9.6.9.Reverses the order of the given long type value array.
9.6.10.Removes the first occurrence of the specified element from the specified array.
9.6.11.Removes the element at the specified position from the specified array.