remove str support from JArray __class_getitem__

doc/CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Latest Changes:
 
 - **1.5.1_dev0 - 2023-12-15**
 
-  - Added support for typing ``JArray``. ``JArray[java.lang.Object]`` ``JArray["java.lang.Object"]``
+  - Added support for typing ``JArray`` (Java type only), e.g. ``JArray[java.lang.Object]`` ``"JArray[java.lang.Object]"``
 
   - Fixed uncaught exception while setting traceback causing issues in Python 3.11/3.12.
 

jpype/_jarray.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #
 # *****************************************************************************
 import _jpype
+import typing
 from . import _jcustomizer
 
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class JArray(_jpype._JObject, internal=True):  # type: ignore[call-arg]
     The resulting Java array class can be used to construct a new
     array with a given size or specified members.
 
-    JPype arrays support Python operators for iterating, length, equals, 
+    JPype arrays support Python operators for iterating, length, equals,
     not equals, subscripting, and slicing. They also support Java
     object methods, clone, and length property. Java arrays may not
     be resized, and as such elements cannot be added nor deleted. Currently,
@@ -96,9 +97,9 @@ def __class_getitem__(cls, key):
         if key is _jpype.JClass:
             # explicit check for JClass
             # _toJavaClass cannot be used
-            # passing int, float, etc is not allowed
+            # passing int, float, str, etc is not allowed
             key = _jpype._java_lang_Class
-        if isinstance(key, (str, _jpype._java_lang_Class)):
+        if isinstance(key, _jpype._java_lang_Class):
             key = _jpype.JClass(key)
         if isinstance(key, _jpype.JClass):
             return type(key[0])

test/jpypetest/test_array.py

@@ -613,13 +613,6 @@ def testJArrayGeneric_Init(self):
     def testJArrayInvalidGeneric(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             jpype.JArray[object]
-    
+
     def testJArrayGenericJClass(self):
         self.assertEqual(type(JClass[0]), JArray[JClass])
-
-    def testJArrayGenericString(self):
-        self.assertEqual(type(JClass[0]), JArray["java.lang.Class"])
-
-    def testJArrayGenericStringInvalid(self):
-        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            JArray["foo.bar"] # type: ignore