Here you can find the source of convertToArray(Collection
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <T> T[] convertToArray(Collection<T> items)
//package com.java2s; /**//from w ww. ja v a2 s .c o m * Copyright (C) 2013 Kametic <epo.jemba@kametic.com> * * Licensed under the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 3, 29 June 2007; * or any later version * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.Collection; public class Main { @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <T> T[] convertToArray(Collection<T> items) { return (T[]) items.toArray(); } }