code: def component_type(self):
          
          cls = javabridge.call(self.jobject, "getClass", "()Ljava/lang/Class;")
          comptype = javabridge.call(cls, "getComponentType", "()Ljava/lang/Class;")
          return javabridge.call(comptype, "getName", "()Ljava/lang/String;")
docs: Returns the classname of the elements.
  
          :return: the class of the elements
          :rtype: str