* </p>
     *
     * @param type
     *            the type to analyze
     * @return the element type of the array, or null if not an array of parameterized types
     */
    public static Type getElementTypeOfArray(final Type type) {
        if (!(type instanceof GenericArrayType)) {
            return null;
        }
        return GenericArrayType.class.cast(type).getGenericComponentType();
    }

    /**