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Converting Between an Array and a List in Java
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1. Overview
In this quick tutorial, we’re going to learn how to convert between an Array and a List using core Java libraries, Guava and Apache Commons Collections.
This article is part of the “Java – Back to Basic” series here on Baeldung.
Further reading:
Convert an Array of Primitives to a List
Learn how to convert an array of primitives to a List of objects of the corresponding type.
Converting a Collection to ArrayList in Java
A brief tutorial to building ArrayLists given a collection in Java.
How to Convert List to Map in Java
Learn about different ways of converting a List to a Map in Java, using core functionalities and some popular libraries
2. Convert List to Array
2.1. Using Plain Java
Let’s start with the conversion from List to Array using plain Java:
@Test
public void givenUsingCoreJava_whenListConvertedToArray_thenCorrect() {
List<Integer> sourceList = Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
Integer[] targetArray = sourceList.toArray(new Integer[0]);
}Note that the preferred way for us to use the method is toArray(new T[0]) versus toArray(new T[size]). As Aleksey Shipilëv proves in his blog post, it seems faster, safer, and cleaner.
2.2. Using Guava
Now let’s use the Guava API for the same conversion:
@Test
public void givenUsingGuava_whenListConvertedToArray_thenCorrect() {
List<Integer> sourceList = Lists.newArrayList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
int[] targetArray = Ints.toArray(sourceList);
}3. Convert Array to List
3.1. Using Plain Java
Let’s start with the plain Java solution for converting the array to a List:
@Test
public void givenUsingCoreJava_whenArrayConvertedToList_thenCorrect() {
Integer[] sourceArray = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
List<Integer> targetList = Arrays.asList(sourceArray);
}Note that this is a fixed-sized list that will still be backed by the array. If we want a standard ArrayList, we can simply instantiate one:
List<Integer> targetList = new ArrayList<Integer>(Arrays.asList(sourceArray));3.2. Using Guava
Now let’s use the Guava API for the same conversion:
@Test
public void givenUsingGuava_whenArrayConvertedToList_thenCorrect() {
Integer[] sourceArray = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
List<Integer> targetList = Lists.newArrayList(sourceArray);
}
3.3. Using Commons Collections
Finally, let’s use the Apache Commons Collections CollectionUtils.addAll API to fill in the elements of the array in an empty List:
@Test
public void givenUsingCommonsCollections_whenArrayConvertedToList_thenCorrect() {
Integer[] sourceArray = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
List<Integer> targetList = new ArrayList<>(6);
CollectionUtils.addAll(targetList, sourceArray);
}4. Conclusion
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