Converting 'ArrayList to 'String[]' in Java

Question

How might I convert an ArrayList object to a String[] array in Java?

Answer 1

You can use the toArray() method for List:

ArrayList list = new ArrayList();

list.add("apple");
list.add("banana");

String[] array = list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);

Or you can manually add the elements to an array:

ArrayList list = new ArrayList();

list.add("apple");
list.add("banana");

String[] array = new String[list.size()];

for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
    array[i] = list.get(i);
}

Hope this helps!