Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.text.TextUtils; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; public class Main { public static List<String> toStringList(String itemsstring) { List<String> resultList = new ArrayList<String>(); if (TextUtils.isEmpty(itemsstring)) return resultList; if (itemsstring.startsWith(",") && itemsstring.endsWith(",")) { itemsstring = itemsstring.substring(1, itemsstring.length() - 1); } String[] split = itemsstring.split(","); return Arrays.asList(split); } }