java - Fill a array with List data

Question

How can I fill a array with the data provided by one List?

For example, I have a List with Strings:

List l = new ArrayList<String>();
l.add("a");
l.add("b");
l.add("c");

then I want to copy this data into a String array:

String[] array = ?

Answer 1

There's a toArray() method in list...
You have to first allocate an array of an appropriate size (typically list.size()), and then pass it to the toArray method as a parameter. The array will be initialized with the list content.

For example:

String[] myArray = new String[myList.size]();
myList.toArray(myArray);

You can also do the new call inside the parentheses of toArray