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Java Reflection - Array.getChar() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Reflection Java Java API

Class:

java.lang.reflect.Array

Method:

public static char getChar(Object array,
                           int index)
                    throws IllegalArgumentException,
                           ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the value of the indexed component in the specified array object, as a char .

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.array;

import java.lang.reflect.Array;

public class GetCharExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        char[] arr = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
        char aChar = Array.getChar(arr, 1);
        System.out.println(aChar);
    }
}

Output

package com.logicbig.example.array;

import java.lang.reflect.Array;

public class GetCharExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Character[] arr = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
        char aChar = Array.getChar(arr, 1);
        System.out.println(aChar);
    }
}

Output

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument is not an array of primitive type
    at java.lang.reflect.Array.getChar (Native Method)
    at com.logicbig.example.array.GetCharExample2.main (GetCharExample2.java:14)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:566)
    at java.lang.Thread.run (Thread.java:834)

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