How to see if an object is an array without using reflection?

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You can use Class.isArray()

public static boolean isArray(Object obj)
{
    return obj!=null && obj.getClass().isArray();
}

This works for both object and primitive type arrays.

For toString take a look at Arrays.toString. You’ll have to check the array type and call the appropriate toString method.

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