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Can we convert a Java list to array?
The List provides two methods to convert a List into Array.
1. Use toArray() method without parameter.
Object[] toArray()
Returns
An array containing all of the elements in this list in proper sequence.
2. Use toArray() with array.
<T> T[] toArray(T[] a)
Parameters
a − The array into which the elements of this list are to be stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same runtime type is allocated for this purpose.
Returns
An array containing the elements of this list.
Throws
ArrayStoreException − If the runtime type of the specified array is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in this list.
NullPointerException − If the specified array is null.
Example
Following is the example showing the usage of toArray() methods −
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; public class CollectionsDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("A","B","C", "D")); System.out.println("List: " + list); Object[] items = list.toArray(); for (Object object : items) { System.out.print(object + " "); } System.out.println(); String[] characters = list.toArray(new String[0]); for (String string : characters) { System.out.print(string + " "); } } }
Output
This will produce the following result −
List: [A, B, C, D] A B C D A B C D
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