Array Extension Methods

Is there a way to create an extension method for an array type? e.g.

@Extension
public class ArrayExt{

    public static void sort(@This int[] array){
        Arrays.sort(array);
    }

    //or, for objects...
    public static <T> void sort(@This T[] array){
        Arrays.sort(array);
    }
}

The documentation reads,

the remainder of the package must be the qualified name of the extended class

…but arrays are not real classes, and thus don’t have a fully qualified name.

Extensions made for java.lang.Object do function properly and show up in autocompletion for array types, but placing methods like sort() in Object would pollute autocompletion for non-array types and force me to use casting.

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Related ““issue””: In my tests, I attempted creating an @Extension class in an empty package, which caused a crash due to ExtensionTransformer#getExtendedClassName calling toString() on getPackageName(), which was null.

This shouldn’t have compiled anyway, but a nicer error message than a NullPointerException could be used (although I don’t see this being much of a problem).

[rsmckinney]

in progress

[rsmckinney]

See https://github.com/manifold-systems/manifold/issues/207