Fwd: A fix to watch: JDK-6260652: (coll) Arrays.asList(x).toArray().getClass() should be Object[].class

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Thanks, Martijn - added: https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/Adoption/JDK+9+Outreach#JDK9Outreach-Arrays.asList%28x%29.toArray%28%29returnsObject[]

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On 8/12/15 8:22 PM, Martijn Verburg wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *joe darcy* <joe.darcy at oracle.com>
> Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2015
> Subject: A fix to watch: JDK-6260652: (coll)
> Arrays.asList(x).toArray().getClass() should be Object[].class
> To: "jdk9-dev at openjdk.java.net" <jdk9-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> 
> 
> FYI,
> 
> As of build 73, the following change has been present in JDK 9:
> 
>     JDK-6260652: (coll) Arrays.asList(x).toArray().getClass() should be
> Object[].class
>     https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6260652
> 
> As the summary implies, the long-standing behavior of
> Arrays.asList(x).toArray() was changed from returning a clone of the
> backing array, which might be say, a String[], to returning the specified
> type, Object[].
> 
> As early users of JDK 9, please be aware of this change and report on
> experiences using it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Joe
> 
> 
> 


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