JDK-5047859 : (reflect) Class.getField can't find String[].length
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang:reflect
  • Affected Version: 1.2.1,5.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic,solaris_8
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2004-05-15
  • Updated: 2017-05-16
  • Resolved: 2013-09-06
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JDK 8
8 b108Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-4987375 - (reflect) Class.get{Declared}Method{s} does not return clone() for array types
Description
According to JLS 10.7, every array type has a public field named "length".
Yet Class.getField() doesn't ever return that field, as it is required to
do so by its specification.
Comments
EVALUATION Behaviour with respect to the "length" field has not changed since at least 1.2. The specification for Class.getField{s}, does not appear to have been significantly modified since 1.3. -- iag@sfbay 2004-05-15
15-05-2004