Java converting LinkedList to Array

From time to time you may need to convert your linkedlist back to array, this can be done with the .toArray method from the Linkedlist.

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import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Arrays;

class list2Array
{
public static void main(String args[])
{

//CREATE ARRAY AND POPULATE IT
String names[] ={"Mark","Paul","James","Clair"};

//CREATE LINKEDLIST AND POPULATE IT WITH ABOVE ARRAY
LinkedList<String> nameList = new LinkedList<String>(Arrays.asList(names));

/// ADD NEW ITEM TO END OF LIST
nameList.add("Andy");

// ADD NEW ITEM TO START OF LIST
nameList.addFirst("Joe");

//NOW CONVERT THE LINKED LIST BACK TO ARRAY
names=nameList.toArray(new String[nameList.size()]);

for(String x: nameList)
System.out.println(x);

}
}


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Joe
Mark
Paul
James
Clair
Andy