import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Hashtable;
/*********************************************************************
* Array manipulation for Java 1.1+.
*
* <p>
* Java 1.1 compatible.
* </p>
*
* @see
* ArrayLib2
*
* @version
* 2003-04-07
* @since
* 2001-04-06
* @author
* <a href="http://croftsoft.com/">David Wallace Croft</a>*/
public class Util{
/*********************************************************************
* Removes duplicate elements from the array.
*********************************************************************/
public static Object [ ] removeDuplicates ( Object [ ] array )
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
{
Hashtable hashtable = new Hashtable ( );
for ( int i = 0; i < array.length; i++ )
{
hashtable.put ( array [ i ], array [ i ] );
}
Object [ ] newArray = ( Object [ ] ) Array.newInstance (
array.getClass ( ).getComponentType ( ), hashtable.size ( ) );
int index = 0;
Enumeration enumeration = hashtable.elements ( );
while ( enumeration.hasMoreElements ( ) )
{
newArray [ index++ ] = enumeration.nextElement ( );
}
return newArray;
}
}
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