Checks whether two arrays are the same type taking into account multi-dimensional arrays.

      
import java.lang.reflect.Array;

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/**
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Moritz Petersen
 * @author <a href="mailto:fredrik@westermarck.com">Fredrik Westermarck</a>
 * @author Nikolay Metchev
 * @author Matthew Hawthorne
 * @author Tim O'Brien
 * @author Pete Gieser
 * @author Gary Gregory
 * @author <a href="mailto:equinus100@hotmail.com">Ashwin S</a>
 * @author Maarten Coene
 * @since 2.0
 * @version $Id: ArrayUtils.java 632503 2008-03-01 00:21:52Z ggregory $
 */
public class Main {

  /**
   * <p>Checks whether two arrays are the same type taking into account
   * multi-dimensional arrays.</p>
   * 
   * @param array1 the first array, must not be <code>null</code>
   * @param array2 the second array, must not be <code>null</code>
   * @return <code>true</code> if type of arrays matches
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either array is <code>null</code>
   */    
  public static boolean isSameType(Object array1, Object array2) {
      if (array1 == null || array2 == null) {
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("The Array must not be null");
      }
      return array1.getClass().getName().equals(array2.getClass().getName());
  }


}

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