I need to retrieve an Object[] of all keys in java.util.Hashtable

From:
"phillip.s.powell@gmail.com" <phillip.s.powell@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
13 Feb 2007 09:33:00 -0800
Message-ID:
<1171387980.135671.15940@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>
<pre>
<code>
/**

public abstract class ArrayFunctionality {

     * Construct {@link java.lang.Object} array of keys from {@link
java.util.Hashtable}
     * @param h {@link java.util.Hashtable}
     * @return array {@link java.lang.String}
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException Exception thrown if
initial {@link java.lang.Object} array paramater cannot be indexed
     */
    public static Object[] arrayKeys(Hashtable<Object, Object> h)
throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        Vector<Object> v = new Vector<Object>();
        Enumeration keys = h.keys();
        while (keys.hasMoreElements()) v.add(keys.nextElement());
        return v.toArray();
    }

}

// HOWEVER, this occurs with Hashtable<String, String> attrs:

if (hasSetHashtable) String[] keyArray =
ArrayFunctionality.arrayKeys(attrs);

// DOES NOT COMPILE: ".class expected - not a statement"

</code>
</pre>

I am not understanding why this is occurring, please advise, I'm lost
on this one.

Thanx
Phil

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