Getting the Length and Dimensions of an Array Object

There are instances when you need to represent an n-dimensional array to a linear array. That's when you actually need to find out the dimension and length of an array so as to derive at a generic formula for conversion. Conversion in a "SPARSE MATRIX" is a typical example.

Here's the code:

import java.lang.reflect.*;

public class Reflec{
    public static int getDim(Object array) {
        int dim = 0;
        Class cls = array.getClass();
        while (cls.isArray()) {
            dim++;
            cls = cls.getComponentType();
        }
        return dim;
    }

  public static void main(String[] args){
    Object o = new int[1][2][3];

    // Get length
    int len = Array.getLength(o);  //Will Output 1

    // Get dimension
    int dim = getDim(o);  //Will Output  3

    System.out.println("Len : " + len + ", Dim : " + dim);

  }
}