Array getBoolean() Method in Java

The java.lang.reflect.Array.getBoolean() returns the given index from the specified Array as a short.

Syntax:

Array.getBoolean(Object []array,int index)

Parameters:

• array: The object array whose index is to be returned.
• index: The particular index of the given array. The element at ‘index’ in the given array is returned.

Return Type: This method returns the element of the array as boolean.

Note: Typecast isn’t necessary as the return type is boolean.

Exception: This method throws following exception

• NullPointerException – when the array is null.
• IllegalArgumentException – when the given object array is not an Array.
• ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException – if the given index is not in the range of the size of the array.

Below programs illustrate the getBoolean() method of Array class:

Program 1:

// Java code to demonstrate getBoolean() method of Array class
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
public class GfG  {
    // main method
    public static void main(String[] args) {

       // Declaring and defining a boolean array
       boolean a[] = {true,true,false};

       // Traversing the array
       for(int i = 0;i<3;i++){

           // Array.getBoolean() method

           boolean x = Array.getBoolean(a, i);
           // Printing the values
           System.out.print(x + " ");
       }

    }
}

Output:

true true false

Program 2:

// Java code to demonstrate getBoolean() method in Array
import java.lang.reflect.Array;

public class GfG {

    // main method
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Declaring and defining a boolean array
        boolean a[] = {true,true,false};

        try {
            // invalid index
            boolean x =  Array.getBoolean(a, 6);
            System.out.println(x);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // throws Exception
            System.out.println("Exception : " + e);
        }
    }
}

Output:

Exception : java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Program 3:

// Java code to demonstrate getBoolean() method in Array
import java.lang.reflect.Array;

public class GfG {

    // main method
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Declaring and defining a boolean array to null
        boolean a[] = null;

        try {
            // null Object array
            boolean x =  Array.getBoolean(a, 6);
            System.out.println(x);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // throws Exception
            System.out.println("Exception : " + e);
        }
    }
}

Output:

Exception : java.lang.NullPointerException

Program 4:

// Java code to demonstrate getBoolean() method in Array
import java.lang.reflect.Array;

public class GfG {

    // main method
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Declaring and defining a boolean variable
        boolean a = true;

        try {
            // illegalArgument
            boolean x =  Array.getBoolean(a, 6);
            System.out.println(x);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // throws Exception
            System.out.println("Exception : " + e);
        }
    }
}

Output:

Exception : java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument is not an array