How do I express an class literal for an Array in Java? [duplicate]

Question

For an ordinary class, I can write String.class.

But how do I do this for an array class, including array of primitives?

I can of course do as follows, whether for arrays of primitives or of objects.

(new byte[0]).getClass() and (new String[0]).getClass()

But is there a more direct way?

Answer 1

The correct way is using the .class.

Examples:

int[].class
Long[].class

These will do exactly what you need.