Java.util.LinkedList.toArray() Method

Description

The java.util.LinkedList.toArray() method returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence (from first to last element).This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.LinkedList.toArray() method

public Object[] toArray()

Parameters

• NA

Return Value

This method returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence

Exception

• NA

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.LinkedList.toArray() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.*;

public class LinkedListDemo {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a LinkedList
      LinkedList list = new LinkedList();

      // add some elements
      list.add("Hello");
      list.add(2);
      list.add("Chocolate");
      list.add("10");

      // print the list
      System.out.println("LinkedList:" + list);

      // create an array and copy the list to it
      Object[] array = list.toArray();

      // print the array
      for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
         System.out.println("Array:" + array[i]);
      }
   }
}

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

LinkedList:[Hello, 2, Chocolate, 10]
Array:Hello
Array:2
Array:Chocolate
Array:10