Wire Protocol for Arrays

We need to first indicate the type of the array that we will be packing. The following is a list for the all possible types of arrays that are valid:
typeByte:

10 boolean array
11 byte array
12 short array
13 int array
14 long array
15 float array
16 double array
17 char array
18 array of references (HPCxx_String, Objects, ...)

case1: if typeByte is not 18

typebyte // this indicates the type of the array
int numberOfElements // this indicates the number of objects of the type that will follow
Call pack on each element of the array // each element needs to be packed

case2: if typeByte is 18

byte 18 // this indicates that an array of references is being packed
FQN // Fully Qualfied Name of the object
int numberOfElements // this indicates the number of objects of the type that will follow
Call pack on each element of the array // each element needs to be packed

Note: The FQN for non primitive arrays is the class of the *elements* of the array.
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