Convert String array to ArrayList
JavaJava Problem Overview
I want to convert String
array to ArrayList
. For example String array is like:
String[] words = new String[]{"ace","boom","crew","dog","eon"};
How to convert this String array to ArrayList?
Java Solutions
Solution 1 - Java
Use this code for that,
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class StringArrayTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String[] words = {"ace", "boom", "crew", "dog", "eon"};
List<String> wordList = Arrays.asList(words);
for (String e : wordList) {
System.out.println(e);
}
}
}
Solution 2 - Java
new ArrayList( Arrays.asList( new String[]{"abc", "def"} ) );
Solution 3 - Java
Using Collections#addAll()
String[] words = {"ace","boom","crew","dog","eon"};
List<String> arrayList = new ArrayList<>();
Collections.addAll(arrayList, words);
Solution 4 - Java
String[] words= new String[]{"ace","boom","crew","dog","eon"};
List<String> wordList = Arrays.asList(words);
Solution 5 - Java
in most cases the List<String>
should be enough. No need to create an ArrayList
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
...
String[] words={"ace","boom","crew","dog","eon"};
List<String> l = Arrays.<String>asList(words);
// if List<String> isnt specific enough:
ArrayList<String> al = new ArrayList<String>(l);