Need for new String[0] in the Set toArray() method

Question

I am trying to convert a Set to an Array.

Set s = new HashSet(Arrays.asList(\"mango\",\"guava\",\"apple\"));
String[] a = s.toArr         


        

Answer 1

The parameter is a result of one of the many well-known limitations in the Java generics system. Basically, the parameter is needed in order to be able to return an array of the correct type.