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Re: Isn't an array to int primitive?

From	Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Isn't an array to int primitive?
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Date	2011-05-07 22:10 -0700

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On 05/07/2011 10:07 PM, byhesed wrote:
> I know that primitive type variables cannot be converted to class
> type, right?
> But, how can the below code operate well?
>
> 　　　System.out.println(new int[10] instanceof Object);
>
> The result is "true".
>
> I am thinking that it is weird.
> Isn't the anonymous array primitive type, is it?

No

> Then, how can it be converted to class type, in this case, Object?
>
> I think I know something incorrectly.
> Please correct my wrong idea.

Arrays are Objects.

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Knute Johnson
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Isn't an array to int primitive? byhesed <byhesed@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 22:07 -0700
  Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-05-07 22:10 -0700
    Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? byhesed <byhesed@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 22:14 -0700
      Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-05-07 22:31 -0700
        Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-09 00:03 +1200
          Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-08 08:09 -0400
  Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? byhesed <byhesed@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 22:13 -0700
    Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-08 07:51 -0400
      Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? byhesed <byhesed@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 21:56 -0700
        Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-09 08:32 -0400
          Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-05-09 07:15 -0700
            Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? byhesed <byhesed@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 07:31 -0700
  Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-07 23:27 -0700
    Re: Isn't an array to int primitive? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-08 07:54 -0400

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