guava/src/com/google/common/collect/Platform.java
static <T> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    Class<?> type = reference.getClass().getComponentType();

    // the cast is safe because
    // result.getClass() == reference.getClass().getComponentType()
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    T[] result = (T[]) Array.newInstance(type, length);
    return result;
  }
static <T> T[] newArray(T[] reference, int length) {
    Class<?> type = reference.getClass().getComponentType();

    // the cast is safe because
    // result.getClass() == reference.getClass().getComponentType()
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    T[] result = (T[]) Array.newInstance(type, length);
    return result;
  }
Returns a new array of the given length with the same type as a reference array.

@param reference any array of the desired type
@param length the length of the new array