Loading java arrays as Array<out T> at method return type position, as well.

libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/StringsJVM.kt

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ public inline fun String.toCharList(): List<Char> = toCharArray().toList()
 
 public inline fun String.format(format : String, vararg args : Any?) : String = java.lang.String.format(format, args)
 
-public inline fun String.split(regex : String) : Array<String> = (this as java.lang.String).split(regex) as Array<String>
+public inline fun String.split(regex : String) : Array<out String> = (this as java.lang.String).split(regex)
 
-public inline fun String.split(ch : Char) : Array<String> = (this as java.lang.String).split(java.util.regex.Pattern.quote(ch.toString())) as Array<String>
+public inline fun String.split(ch : Char) : Array<out String> = (this as java.lang.String).split(java.util.regex.Pattern.quote(ch.toString()))
 
 public inline fun String.substring(beginIndex : Int) : String = (this as java.lang.String).substring(beginIndex)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public inline fun String.replaceFirst(regex : String, replacement : String) : St
 
 public inline fun String.charAt(index : Int) : Char = (this as java.lang.String).charAt(index)
 
-public inline fun String.split(regex : String, limit : Int) : Array<String> = (this as java.lang.String).split(regex, limit)
+public inline fun String.split(regex : String, limit : Int) : Array<out String> = (this as java.lang.String).split(regex, limit)
 
 public inline fun String.codePointAt(index : Int) : Int = (this as java.lang.String).codePointAt(index)
 

libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/io/Files.kt

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ fun File.readLines(charset : String = "UTF-8") : List<String> {
 /**
  * Returns an array of files and directories in the directory that satisfy the specified filter.
  */
-fun File.listFiles(filter : (file : File) -> Boolean) : Array<File>? = listFiles(
+fun File.listFiles(filter : (file : File) -> Boolean) : Array<out File>? = listFiles(
     object : FileFilter {
         override fun accept(file: File) = filter(file)
     }

libraries/stdlib/test/StringUtilTest.kt

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class StringUtilTest() : TestCase() {
 
     fun testToRegex() {
         val re = """foo""".toRegex()
-        val list = re.split("hellofoobar").toList()
+        val list = (re.split("hellofoobar") as Array<String>).toList()
         assertEquals(arrayList("hello", "bar"), list)
     }
 }

libraries/stdlib/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/GenerateJavaScriptStubs.kt

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList
 import java.util.TreeMap
 import org.w3c.dom.*
 import org.w3c.dom.events.*
+import java.lang.reflect.*
 
 /**
 * This tool generates JavaScript stubs for classes available in the JDK which are already available in the browser environment
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ import js.noImpl
                     }
                 }
                 for (method in validMethods) {
-                    val parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes()!!
+                    val parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes()!! as jet.Array<Class<out Any?>?>
 
                     // TODO in java 7 its not easy with reflection to get the parameter argument name...
                     var counter = 0
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ import js.noImpl
                     println("    public fun ${method.getName()}($parameters): $returnType = js.noImpl")
                 }
             }
-            val fields = klass.getDeclaredFields()
+            val fields = klass.getDeclaredFields() as jet.Array<Field>
             if (fields != null) {
                 if (fields.notEmpty()) {
                     println("")