Question

protected String[] getImages(int max, String imageId) {
    String[] images = new String[max];
    for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
        images[i] = imageId;
    }

    return images;
}

Is there a simpler way to fill the contents of a dynamic array based on a constant data a single call. I remember a utility method from commons-lang, but I am unable to re-collect what that call was?

Answer 1

Try using the Arrays utility class:

Arrays.fill(images, imageId);

(That is fill(Object[] objects, Object val). As you can see from the Javadoc there are many other overloads of fill().)