Name: mgC56079 Date: 09/10/98



java.lang.Class.getInterfaces() spec says nothing about array types.
This method invoked on an array type returns an array of length 0 in JDK releases
prior to 1.2beta4.
Starting with 1.2fcs the method returns {java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable}.
It is not clear from the spec which behaviour is correct.

=== A test demonstrating the API change (ArrayTest.java) ===
public class ArrayTest {

  public static void main(String args[]) {
       ArrayTest[] t = new ArrayTest[1];
       Class[] a = t.getClass().getInterfaces();
       if (a.length == 0)
           System.out.println("passed");
       else {
           System.out.println("failed: "+a.length);
           System.out.println(a[0]);
           System.out.println(a[1]);
       }

  }

}

=== sample run (jdk1.1.6) ===
java ArrayTest
passed
=== sample run (jdk1.2fcsI) ===
% java ArrayTest
failed: 2
interface java.lang.Cloneable
interface java.io.Serializable

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