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/**
* Reallocates an array with a new size, and copies the contents
* of the old array to the new array.
* @param oldArray the old array, to be reallocated.
* @param newSize the new array size.
* @return A new array with the same contents.
*/
private static Object resizeArray (Object oldArray, int newSize) {
int oldSize = java.lang.reflect.Array.getLength(oldArray);
Class elementType = oldArray.getClass().getComponentType();
Object newArray = java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(
elementType,newSize);
int preserveLength = Math.min(oldSize,newSize);
if (preserveLength > 0)
System.arraycopy (oldArray,0,newArray,0,preserveLength);
return newArray;
}
// Test routine for resizeArray().
public static void main (String[] args) {
int[] a = {1,2,3};
a = (int[])resizeArray(a,5);
a[3] = 4;
a[4] = 5;
for (int i=0; i<a.length; i++)
System.out.println (a[i]);
}
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