Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /** * License Agreement. * * Rich Faces - Natural Ajax for Java Server Faces (JSF) * * Copyright (C) 2007 Exadel, Inc. * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA */ import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Iterator; public class Main { public static String[] asArray(Object object) { if (object == null) { return null; } Class componentType = object.getClass().getComponentType(); if (String.class.equals(componentType)) { return (String[]) object; } else if (componentType != null) { Object[] objects = (Object[]) object; String[] result = new String[objects.length]; for (int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) { Object o = objects[i]; if (o == null) { continue; } result[i] = o.toString(); } return result; } else if (object instanceof Collection) { Collection collection = (Collection) object; String[] result = new String[collection.size()]; Iterator iterator = collection.iterator(); for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) { Object next = iterator.next(); if (next == null) { continue; } result[i] = next.toString(); } return result; } else { String string = object.toString().trim(); String[] split = string.split("\\s*,\\s*"); return split; } } }