/*

Java ArrayList to String Array Example

This Java ArrayList to String Array example shows how to convert ArrayList to String array

in Java.

*/

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.Arrays;

public class ArrayListToStringArrayExample {

public static void main(String args[]){

//ArrayList containing string objects

ArrayList<String> aListDays = new ArrayList<String>();

aListDays.add(“Sunday”);

aListDays.add(“Monday”);

aListDays.add(“Tuesday”);

/*

* To convert ArrayList containing String elements to String array, use

* Object[] toArray() method of ArrayList class.

*

* Please note that toArray method returns Object array, not String array.

*/

//First Step: convert ArrayList to an Object array.

Object[] objDays = aListDays.toArray();

//Second Step: convert Object array to String array

String[] strDays = Arrays.copyOf(objDays, objDays.length, String[].class);

System.out.println(“ArrayList converted to String array”);

//print elements of String array

for(int i=0; i < strDays.length; i++){

System.out.println(strDays[i]);

}

}

}

/*

Output of above given ArrayList to String Array example would be

ArrayList converted to String array

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

*/