Convert an ArrayList to an object array

Question

Is there a command in java for conversion of an ArrayList into a object array. I know how to do this copying each object from the arrayList into the object array, but I was

Answer 1

Convert an ArrayList to an object array

ArrayList has a constructor that takes a Collection, so the common idiom is:

List list = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(array));

Which constructs a copy of the list created by the array.

now, Arrays.asList(array) will wrap the array, so changes to the list will affect the array, and visa versa. Although you can't add or remove

elements from such a list.