code: public boolean isArray() throws DevFailed {
  	boolean retval = true;
  
  	try {
  	    final TypeCode tc = attrval.value.type();
  	    final TypeCode tc_alias = tc.content_type();
  	    /* TypeCode tc_seq = */
  	    tc_alias.content_type();
  	} catch (final org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage.BadKind e) {
  	    // System.out.println(e);
  	    retval = false;
  	}
  	return retval;
      }
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