diff --git a/src/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java b/src/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java
index 3cff2fa3..9a8a7186 100644
--- a/src/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java
+++ b/src/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResArrayValue.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class ResArrayValue extends ResBagValue implements ResXmlSerializable {
     }
 
     public String getType() {
+        if (mItems.length == 0) {
+            return null;
+        }
         String type = mItems[0].getType();
         if (! "string".equals(type) && ! "integer".equals(type)) {
             return null;