The following method can usefully be retrofitted with varargs:

public static
Object java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(
    Class<?> componentType,
    int... dimensions);
See below for the suggested fix and JUnit testcase:

A DESCRIPTION OF THE FIX :
version :
java version "1.6.0-ea"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-ea-b54)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-ea-b54, mixed mode, sharing)

diff -u :
--- Array.java.old      Wed Oct 12 14:58:53 2005
+++ Array.java.new      Wed Oct 12 15:01:40 2005
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
      * @exception NegativeArraySizeException if any of the components in
      * the specified <code>dimensions</code> argument is negative.
      */
-    public static Object newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int[] dimensions)
+    public static Object newInstance(Class<?> componentType, int... dimensions)
        throws IllegalArgumentException, NegativeArraySizeException {
        return multiNewArray(componentType, dimensions);
     }


JUnit TESTCASE :
/** javac -Xbootclasspath/p:. Path5041975Test.java
 *  java -Xbootclasspath/p:. Path5041975Test
 * @author remi
 */
public class Path5041975Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Object array=Array.newInstance(String.class, 2,3);
    if (!(array instanceof String[][]))
      throw new AssertionError("erreor in newInstance");
  }
}

FIX FOR BUG NUMBER:
5041975
Posted Date : 2005-10-12 13:57:03.0

N/A

Perhaps for 1.6.

  xxxxx@xxxxx   2004-05-04
A reasonable request; trying for 1.6.
Posted Date : 2005-11-15 01:36:20.0