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Does anybody out there know why long[] is called "[J" and Object[]
is called "[Ljava.lang.Object;" rather than the more obvious "[L"
and "[Ojava.lang.Object;" (or maybe "[Rjava.lang.Object;" if 'O'
is too similar a zero)?

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array class names v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2017-03-05 23:30 +0000
  Re: array class names Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-03-05 19:38 -0500
    Re: array class names Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-03-05 19:41 -0500
      Re: array class names "Tristan B. Kildaire" <deavmi@disroot.org> - 2017-03-22 19:30 +0200
        Re: array class names lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-03-23 15:46 -0700

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