Source for javax.management.openmbean.ArrayType

   1: /* ArrayType.java -- Open type descriptor for an array.
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  37: 
  38: package javax.management.openmbean;
  39: 
  40: import java.lang.reflect.Array;
  41: 
  42: import java.util.HashMap;
  43: import java.util.Map;
  44: 
  45: /**
  46:  * The open type descriptor for arrays of open data values.
  47:  *
  48:  * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
  49:  * @since 1.5
  50:  */
  51: public class ArrayType<T>
  52:   extends OpenType<T>
  53: {
  54: 
  55:   /**
  56:    * Compatible with JDK 1.5
  57:    */
  58:   private static final long serialVersionUID = 720504429830309770L;
  59: 
  60:   /**
  61:    * The number of dimensions arrays of this type has.
  62:    */
  63:   private int dimension;
  64: 
  65:   /**
  66:    * The element type of arrays of this type.
  67:    */
  68:   private OpenType<?> elementType;
  69: 
  70:   /**
  71:    * True if this type represents a primitive array.
  72:    */
  73:   private boolean primitiveArray;
  74: 
  75:   /**
  76:    * The hash code of this instance.
  77:    */
  78:   private transient Integer hashCode;
  79: 
  80:   /**
  81:    * The <code>toString()</code> result of this instance.
  82:    */
  83:   private transient String string;
  84: 
  85:   /**
  86:    * A cache of {@link ArrayType} instances created
  87:    * by {@link #getArrayType(OpenType)}.
  88:    */
  89:   private static final Map<OpenType<?>,ArrayType<?>> cache =
  90:     new HashMap<OpenType<?>,ArrayType<?>>();
  91: 
  92:   /**
  93:    * A cache of {@link ArrayType} instances created
  94:    * by {@link #getPrimitiveArrayType(Class)}.
  95:    */
  96:   private static final Map<Class<?>,ArrayType<?>> primCache =
  97:     new HashMap<Class<?>,ArrayType<?>>();
  98: 
  99:   /**
 100:    * Returns the class name of the array, given the element
 101:    * class name and its dimensions.
 102:    *
 103:    * @param elementType the type of the array's elements.
 104:    * @param dim the dimensions of the array.
 105:    * @param primitive true if this should be a primitive array.
 106:    * @return the array's class name.
 107:    * @throws OpenDataException if the class name does not reference
 108:    *                           a loadable class.
 109:    */
 110:   private static final String getArrayClassName(OpenType<?> elementType,
 111:                                                 int dim,
 112:                                                 boolean primitive)
 113:     throws OpenDataException
 114:   {
 115:     Class<?> type;
 116:     if (primitive)
 117:       type = getPrimitiveTypeClass((SimpleType<?>) elementType);
 118:     else
 119:       {
 120:         String className = elementType.getClassName();
 121:         try
 122:           {
 123:             type = Class.forName(className);
 124:           }
 125:         catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
 126:           {
 127:             throw new OpenDataException("The class name, " + className +
 128:                                         ", is unavailable.");
 129:           }
 130:       }
 131:     while (type.isArray())
 132:       type = type.getComponentType();
 133:     return
 134:       Array.newInstance(type,
 135:                         new int[getDimensions(elementType, dim)]).getClass().getName();
 136:   }
 137: 
 138:   /**
 139:    * Returns the dimensions of the new {@link ArrayType},
 140:    * based on whether the given element type is already an
 141:    * {@link ArrayType} or not.
 142:    *
 143:    * @param elementType the type of the array.
 144:    * @param dim the proposed dimensions.
 145:    * @return the resultant dimensions.
 146:    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>dim</code> is less than 1.
 147:    */
 148:   private static final int getDimensions(OpenType<?> elementType,
 149:                                          int dim)
 150:   {
 151:     if (dim < 1)
 152:       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Dimensions must be greater " +
 153:                                          "than or equal to 1.");
 154:     if (elementType instanceof ArrayType)
 155:       return dim + ((ArrayType<?>) elementType).getDimension();
 156:     return dim;
 157:   }
 158: 
 159:   /**
 160:    * Returns the appropriate primitive type name, given the
 161:    * corresponding wrapper class.
 162:    *
 163:    * @param type the type to convert.
 164:    * @return the corresponding primitive type.
 165:    * @throws OpenDataException if {@code type} is not a valid
 166:    *                           {@link Class} for a primitive type.
 167:    *
 168:    */
 169:   private static final SimpleType<?> getPrimitiveType(Class<?> type)
 170:     throws OpenDataException
 171:   {
 172:     if (type.equals(Boolean.TYPE))
 173:       return SimpleType.BOOLEAN;
 174:     if (type.equals(Byte.TYPE))
 175:       return SimpleType.BYTE;
 176:     if (type.equals(Character.TYPE))
 177:       return SimpleType.CHARACTER;
 178:     if (type.equals(Double.TYPE))
 179:       return SimpleType.DOUBLE;
 180:     if (type.equals(Float.TYPE))
 181:       return SimpleType.FLOAT;
 182:     if (type.equals(Integer.TYPE))
 183:       return SimpleType.INTEGER;
 184:     if (type.equals(Long.TYPE))
 185:       return SimpleType.LONG;
 186:     if (type.equals(Short.TYPE))
 187:       return SimpleType.SHORT;
 188:     if (type.equals(Void.TYPE))
 189:       return SimpleType.VOID;
 190:     throw new OpenDataException(type + " is not a primitive type.");
 191:   }
 192: 
 193:   /**
 194:    * Returns the appropriate primitive type name, given the
 195:    * corresponding wrapper class.
 196:    *
 197:    * @param type the type to convert.
 198:    * @return the corresponding primitive type.
 199:    * @throws OpenDataException if {@code type} is not a valid
 200:    *                           {@link SimpleType} for a primitive type.
 201:    *
 202:    */
 203:   private static final Class<?> getPrimitiveTypeClass(SimpleType<?> type)
 204:     throws OpenDataException
 205:   {
 206:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.BOOLEAN))
 207:       return Boolean.TYPE;
 208:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.BYTE))
 209:       return Byte.TYPE;
 210:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.CHARACTER))
 211:       return Character.TYPE;
 212:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.DOUBLE))
 213:       return Double.TYPE;
 214:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.FLOAT))
 215:       return Float.TYPE;
 216:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.INTEGER))
 217:       return Integer.TYPE;
 218:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.LONG))
 219:       return Long.TYPE;
 220:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.SHORT))
 221:       return Short.TYPE;
 222:     if (type.equals(SimpleType.VOID))
 223:       return Void.TYPE;
 224:     throw new OpenDataException(type + " is not a primitive type.");
 225:   }
 226: 
 227:   /**
 228:    * Returns the element type that will actually be used, if the
 229:    * specified element type is passed to a constructor.  This is
 230:    * necessary to ensure that a non-array type is still returned when
 231:    * an {@link ArrayType} is constructed from an {@link ArrayType}.
 232:    *
 233:    * @param elemType the element type that was supplied.
 234:    * @return the element type that will be used.
 235:    */
 236:   private static final OpenType<?> getElementType(OpenType<?> elemType)
 237:   {
 238:     if (elemType instanceof ArrayType)
 239:       return ((ArrayType<?>) elemType).getElementOpenType();
 240:     return elemType;
 241:   }
 242: 
 243:   /**
 244:    * Returns the element type name that will actually be used, if the
 245:    * specified element type is passed to a constructor.  This is
 246:    * necessary to ensure that a non-array type is still returned when
 247:    * an {@link ArrayType} is constructed from an {@link ArrayType},
 248:    * and that primitive arrays are described correctly.
 249:    *
 250:    * @param elemType the element type that was supplied.
 251:    * @return the element type name that will be used.
 252:    * @throws OpenDataException if the element type is not a valid
 253:    *                           {@link SimpleType} for a primitive type.
 254:    */
 255:   private static final String getElementTypeName(OpenType<?> elemType)
 256:     throws OpenDataException
 257:   {
 258:     OpenType<?> trueElemType = getElementType(elemType);
 259:     if (elemType instanceof ArrayType &&
 260:         ((ArrayType<?>) elemType).isPrimitiveArray())
 261:       return getPrimitiveTypeClass((SimpleType<?>) trueElemType).getName();
 262:     return trueElemType.getClassName();
 263:   }
 264: 
 265:   /**
 266:    * <p>
 267:    * Constructs a new {@link ArrayType} instance for an array of the
 268:    * specified type with the supplied number of dimensions.  The attributes
 269:    * used by the superclass, {@link OpenType}, are automatically defined,
 270:    * based on these values.  Both the class name and type name are set
 271:    * to the value returned by the {@link java.lang.Class#getName()} of
 272:    * the array's class (i.e. the element type, preceded by n instances of
 273:    * '[' and an 'L', where n is the number of dimensions the array has).
 274:    * The description is based upon the template <code>n-dimension array
 275:    * of e</code>, where n is the number of dimensions of the array, and
 276:    * e is the element type.  The class name of the actual elements is
 277:    * obtainable by calling {@link OpenType#getClassName()} on the result
 278:    * of {@link #getElementOpenType()}.
 279:    * </p>
 280:    * <p>
 281:    * As an example, the array type returned by
 282:    * <code>new ArrayType(6, SimpleType.INTEGER)</code> has the following
 283:    * values:
 284:    * </p>
 285:    * <table>
 286:    * <th><td>Attribute</td><td>Value</td></th>
 287:    * <tr><td>Class Name</td><td><code>[[[[[[Ljava.lang.Integer;</code>
 288:    * </td></tr>
 289:    * <tr><td>Type Name</td><td><code>[[[[[[Ljava.lang.Integer;</code>
 290:    * </td></tr>
 291:    * <tr><td>Description</td><td><code>6-dimension array of
 292:    * java.lang.Integer</code></td></tr>
 293:    * <tr><td>Element Type Class Name</td><td><code>java.lang.Integer</code>
 294:    * </td></tr>
 295:    * </table>
 296:    * <p>
 297:    * The dimensions of the array must be equal to or greater than 1.  The
 298:    * element type must be an instance of {@link SimpleType},
 299:    * {@link CompositeType} or {@link TabularType}.
 300:    * </p>
 301:    *
 302:    * @param dim the dimensions of the array.
 303:    * @param elementType the type of the elements of the array.
 304:    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>dim</code> is less than 1.
 305:    * @throws OpenDataException if the element type is not an instance of either
 306:    *                           {@link SimpleType}, {@link CompositeType}
 307:    *                           or {@link TabularType}.
 308:    */
 309:   public ArrayType(int dim, OpenType<?> elementType)
 310:     throws OpenDataException
 311:   {
 312:     super(getArrayClassName(elementType, dim, false),
 313:           getArrayClassName(elementType, dim, false),
 314:           getDimensions(elementType, dim) + "-dimension array of "
 315:           + getElementTypeName(elementType));
 316:     if (!(elementType instanceof SimpleType ||
 317:           elementType instanceof CompositeType ||
 318:           elementType instanceof TabularType ||
 319:           elementType instanceof ArrayType))
 320:       throw new OpenDataException("The element type must be a simple " +
 321:                                   "type, an array type, a composite type " +
 322:                                   "or a tabular type.");
 323:     dimension = getDimensions(elementType, dim);
 324:     this.elementType = getElementType(elementType);
 325:     primitiveArray = (elementType instanceof ArrayType &&
 326:                       ((ArrayType<?>) elementType).isPrimitiveArray());
 327:   }
 328: 
 329:   /**
 330:    * <p>
 331:    * Constructs a new {@link ArrayType} instance for a unidimensional
 332:    * array of the specified {@link SimpleType}.  The attributes
 333:    * used by the superclass, {@link OpenType}, are automatically defined,
 334:    * based on these values.  Both the class name and type name are set
 335:    * to the value returned by the {@link java.lang.Class#getName()} of
 336:    * the array's class.  If the array is of a primitive type (indicated
 337:    * by giving {@code primitiveArray} the value {@code true}), the
 338:    * name will be '[' followed by the appropriate letter for the
 339:    * primitive type (see {@link java.lang.Class#getName()}).  If the
 340:    * array is not of a primitive type, then the name is formed from
 341:    * the element type, preceded by '[' and an 'L', in the same way
 342:    * as when the multi-dimensional constructor is used.
 343:    * </p>
 344:    * <p>
 345:    * The description is based upon the template <code>1-dimension array
 346:    * of e</code>, where e is either the primitive type or a class name,
 347:    * depending on whether the array itself is of a primitive type or not.
 348:    * The class name of the actual elements is obtainable by calling
 349:    * {@link OpenType#getClassName()} on the result of
 350:    * {@link #getElementOpenType()}.  This will be the appropriate wrapper
 351:    * class for a primitive type.
 352:    * </p>
 353:    * <p>
 354:    * As an example, the array type returned by
 355:    * <code>new ArrayType(SimpleType.INTEGER, true)</code> has the following
 356:    * values:
 357:    * </p>
 358:    * <table>
 359:    * <th><td>Attribute</td><td>Value</td></th>
 360:    * <tr><td>Class Name</td><td><code>[I</code>
 361:    * </td></tr>
 362:    * <tr><td>Type Name</td><td><code>[I</code>
 363:    * </td></tr>
 364:    * <tr><td>Description</td><td><code>1-dimension array of int</code></td></tr>
 365:    * <tr><td>Element Type Class Name</td><td><code>java.lang.Integer</code>
 366:    * </td></tr>
 367:    * </table>
 368:    *
 369:    * @param elementType the type of the elements of the array.
 370:    * @param primitiveArray true if the array should be of a primitive type.
 371:    * @throws OpenDataException if {@code primitiveArray} is {@code true},
 372:    *                           and {@link elementType} is not a valid
 373:    *                           {@link SimpleType} for a primitive type.
 374:    * @since 1.6
 375:    */
 376:   public ArrayType(SimpleType<?> elementType, boolean primitiveArray)
 377:     throws OpenDataException
 378:   {
 379:     super(getArrayClassName(elementType, 1, primitiveArray),
 380:           getArrayClassName(elementType, 1, primitiveArray),
 381:           "1-dimension array of " +
 382:           (primitiveArray ? getPrimitiveTypeClass(elementType).getName()
 383:            : elementType.getClassName()));
 384:     dimension = 1;
 385:     this.elementType = elementType;
 386:     this.primitiveArray = primitiveArray;
 387:   }
 388: 
 389:   /**
 390:    * <p>
 391:    * Compares this array type with another object
 392:    * for equality.  The objects are judged to be equal if:
 393:    * </p>
 394:    * <ul>
 395:    * <li><code>obj</code> is not null.</li>
 396:    * <li><code>obj</code> is an instance of
 397:    * {@link ArrayType}.</li>
 398:    * <li>The dimensions are equal.</li>
 399:    * <li>The element types are equal.</li>
 400:    * <li>The primitive array flag is set the same in both
 401:    * instances.</li>
 402:    * </ul>
 403:    *
 404:    * @param obj the object to compare with.
 405:    * @return true if the conditions above hold.
 406:    */
 407:   public boolean equals(Object obj)
 408:   {
 409:     if (!(obj instanceof ArrayType))
 410:       return false;
 411:     ArrayType<?> atype = (ArrayType<?>) obj;
 412:     return (atype.getDimension() == dimension &&
 413:             atype.getElementOpenType().equals(elementType) &&
 414:             atype.isPrimitiveArray() == primitiveArray);
 415:   }
 416: 
 417:   /**
 418:    * <p>
 419:    * Returns a new {@link ArrayType} instance in a type-safe
 420:    * manner, by ensuring that the type of the given {@link OpenType}
 421:    * matches the component type used in the type of the
 422:    * returned instance.  If the given {@link OpenType} is a
 423:    * {@link SimpleType}, {@link CompositeType} or
 424:    * {@link TabularType}, then a 1-dimensional array of that
 425:    * type is returned.  Otherwise, if the type is
 426:    * an {@link ArrayType} of n dimensions, the returned
 427:    * type is also an {@link ArrayType} but of n+1 dimensions.
 428:    * For example,
 429:    * {@code ArrayType.getArrayType(ArrayType.getArrayType(SimpleType.STRING))}
 430:    * returns a 2-dimensional array of {@link SimpleType#String}.
 431:    * </p>
 432:    * <p>
 433:    * This method caches its results, so that the same instance
 434:    * is returned from subsequent calls with the same parameters.
 435:    * </p>
 436:    *
 437:    * @param elementType the element type of the new array type.
 438:    * @throws OpenDataException if the class name of {@code elementType}
 439:    *                           is not in {@link OpenType#ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES_LIST}.
 440:    * @since 1.6
 441:    */
 442:   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 443:   public static <E> ArrayType<E[]> getArrayType(OpenType<E> elementType)
 444:     throws OpenDataException
 445:   {
 446:     ArrayType<E[]> arr = (ArrayType<E[]>) cache.get(elementType);
 447:     if (arr != null)
 448:       return arr;
 449:     arr = new ArrayType<E[]>(1, elementType);
 450:     cache.put(elementType, arr);
 451:     return arr;
 452:   }
 453: 
 454:   /**
 455:    * <p>
 456:    * Returns a new {@link ArrayType} instance for the given
 457:    * primitive type in a type-safe* manner, by ensuring that
 458:    * the type of the given {@link OpenType} matches the type
 459:    * used in the returned instance.  If the type is
 460:    * an array of n dimensions, the returned
 461:    * type is also an {@link ArrayType} of n dimensions.
 462:    * </p>
 463:    * <p>
 464:    * As an example, the array type returned by
 465:    * <code>getPrimitiveArrayType(Integer.TYPE)</code> has the
 466:    * following values:
 467:    * </p>
 468:    * <table>
 469:    * <th><td>Attribute</td><td>Value</td></th>
 470:    * <tr><td>Class Name</td><td><code>[I</code>
 471:    * </td></tr>
 472:    * <tr><td>Type Name</td><td><code>[I</code>
 473:    * </td></tr>
 474:    * <tr><td>Description</td><td><code>1-dimension array of int</code></td></tr>
 475:    * <tr><td>Element Type Class Name</td><td><code>java.lang.Integer</code>
 476:    * </td></tr>
 477:    * </table>
 478:    * <p>
 479:    * This method caches its results, so that the same instance
 480:    * is returned from subsequent calls with the same parameters.
 481:    * </p>
 482:    *
 483:    * @param type the type of the new {@link ArrayType}.
 484:    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the type is not a primitive
 485:    *                                  array.
 486:    * @since 1.6
 487:    */
 488:   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 489:   public static <T> ArrayType<T> getPrimitiveArrayType(Class<T> type)
 490:   {
 491:     ArrayType<T> arr = (ArrayType<T>) primCache.get(type);
 492:     if (arr != null)
 493:       return arr;
 494:     Class<?> comType = type;
 495:     int dim = 0;
 496:     do
 497:       {
 498:         comType = comType.getComponentType();
 499:         ++dim;
 500:         if (comType == null)
 501:           throw new IllegalArgumentException("The given class is " +
 502:                                              "not an array.");
 503:       } while (comType.isArray());
 504:     try
 505:       {
 506:         arr = new ArrayType<T>(getPrimitiveType(comType), true);
 507:       }
 508:     catch (OpenDataException e)
 509:       {
 510:         throw new IllegalArgumentException("The array is not of a primitive " +
 511:                                            "type", e);
 512:       }
 513:     while (dim > 1)
 514:       try
 515:         {
 516:           arr = new ArrayType<T>(1, arr);
 517:           --dim;
 518:         }
 519:       catch (OpenDataException e)
 520:         {
 521:           throw (Error)
 522:             new InternalError("Couldn't generate extra dimensions").initCause(e);
 523:         }
 524:     primCache.put(type, arr);
 525:     return arr;
 526:   }
 527: 
 528:   /**
 529:    * Returns the number of dimensions used by arrays
 530:    * of this type.
 531:    *
 532:    * @return the number of dimensions.
 533:    */
 534:   public int getDimension()
 535:   {
 536:     return dimension;
 537:   }
 538: 
 539:   /**
 540:    * Returns the open type descriptor which describes
 541:    * the type of the elements of this array type.
 542:    *
 543:    * @return the type of the elements.
 544:    */
 545:   public OpenType<?> getElementOpenType()
 546:   {
 547:     return elementType;
 548:   }
 549: 
 550:   /**
 551:    * <p>
 552:    * Returns the hash code of the array type.
 553:    * This is computed as the sum of the hash code of the
 554:    * element type together with the number of dimensions
 555:    * the array has and the primitive array flag.  These
 556:    * are the same elements of the type that are compared as
 557:    * part of the {@link #equals(java.lang.Object)} method,
 558:    * thus ensuring that the hashcode is compatible with the
 559:    * equality test.
 560:    * </p>
 561:    * <p>
 562:    * As instances of this class are immutable, the hash code
 563:    * is computed just once for each instance and reused
 564:    * throughout its life.
 565:    * </p>
 566:    *
 567:    * @return the hash code of this instance.
 568:    */
 569:   public int hashCode()
 570:   {
 571:     if (hashCode == null)
 572:       hashCode = Integer.valueOf(dimension +
 573:                                  elementType.hashCode() +
 574:                                  Boolean.valueOf(primitiveArray).hashCode());
 575:     return hashCode.intValue();
 576:   }
 577: 
 578:   /**
 579:    * Returns true if this instance represents an array of
 580:    * a primitive type.
 581:    *
 582:    * @return true if the array is of a primitive type.
 583:    */
 584:   public boolean isPrimitiveArray()
 585:   {
 586:     return primitiveArray;
 587:   }
 588: 
 589:   /**
 590:    * <p>
 591:    * Returns true if the specified object is a member of this
 592:    * array type.  The object is judged to be so if it is
 593:    * non-null, an array and one of the following two conditions
 594:    * holds:
 595:    * </p>
 596:    * <ul>
 597:    * <li>This {@link ArrayType} instance has a {@link SimpleType}
 598:    * as its element type.  Thus, the object must have the same
 599:    * class name as that returned by {@link SimpleType#getClassName()}
 600:    * for this class.</li>
 601:    * <li>This {@link ArrayType} instance has a {@link CompositeType}
 602:    * or a {@link TabularType} as its element type.  Thus, the object
 603:    * must be assignable to such an array, and have elements which
 604:    * are either null or valid values for the element type.</li>
 605:    * </ul>
 606:    *
 607:    * @param obj the object to test for membership.
 608:    * @return true if the object is a member of this type.
 609:    */
 610:   public boolean isValue(Object obj)
 611:   {
 612:     if (obj == null)
 613:       return false;
 614:     Class<?> objClass = obj.getClass();
 615:     if (!(objClass.isArray()))
 616:       return false;
 617:     if (elementType instanceof SimpleType)
 618:       return getClassName().equals(objClass.getName());
 619:     Class<?> elementClass = null;
 620:     try
 621:       {
 622:         elementClass = Class.forName(getClassName());
 623:       }
 624:     catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
 625:       {
 626:         throw new IllegalStateException("The array type's element " +
 627:                                         "class could not be found.", e);
 628:       }
 629:     if (!(elementClass.isAssignableFrom(objClass)))
 630:       return false;
 631:     for (int a = 0; a < Array.getLength(obj); ++a)
 632:       {
 633:         Object elem = Array.get(obj, a);
 634:         if (elem != null &&
 635:             (!(elementType.isValue(elem))))
 636:           return false;
 637:       }
 638:     return true;
 639:   }
 640: 
 641:   /**
 642:    * <p>
 643:    * Returns a textual representation of this instance.  This
 644:    * is constructed using the class name
 645:    * (<code>javax.management.openmbean.ArrayType</code>)
 646:    * and each element of the instance which is relevant to
 647:    * the definition of {@link equals(java.lang.Object)} and
 648:    * {@link hashCode()} (i.e. the type name, the number of
 649:    * dimensions and the element type).
 650:    * </p>
 651:    * <p>
 652:    * As instances of this class are immutable, the return value
 653:    * is computed just once for each instance and reused
 654:    * throughout its life.
 655:    * </p>
 656:    *
 657:    * @return a @link{java.lang.String} instance representing
 658:    *         the instance in textual form.
 659:    */
 660:   public String toString()
 661:   {
 662:     if (string == null)
 663:       string = getClass().getName()
 664:         + "[name=" + getTypeName()
 665:         + ", dimension=" + dimension
 666:         + ", elementType=" + elementType
 667:         + ", primitiveArray=" + primitiveArray
 668:         + "]";
 669:     return string;
 670:   }
 671: 
 672: }