Android Array Length Get getLength(Object array)

Description

Returns the length of the specified array.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
array	the array to retrieve the length from, may be null

Exception

Parameter	Description
IllegalArgumentException	if the object arguement is not an array.

Return

The length of the array, or 0 if the array is null

Declaration

public static int getLength(Object array) 

Method Source Code

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import java.lang.reflect.Array;

public class Main {
    /**
     * <p>Returns the length of the specified array.
     * This method can deal with <code>Object</code> arrays and with primitive arrays.</p>
     *
     * <p>If the input array is <code>null</code>, <code>0</code> is returned.</p>
     *
     * <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);
    }
}