Java Collection to Array toArray(Collection collection)

Description

Converts a collection of Strings into a Javascript array.

License

BSD License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
collection	The collection of Strings to convert into a Javascript array.

Return

a String representing a Javascript array.

Declaration

public static String toArray(Collection<String> collection) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

public class Main {
    /**
     * <p>
     * Converts a collection of Strings into a Javascript array.
     * 
     * <p>
     * For example, the following collection:
     * {@code ("strint1", "string2", "string3")} will be converted to:
     * {@code ['strint1', 'string2', 'string3']}
     * 
     * @param collection
     *            The collection of Strings to convert into a Javascript array.
     * @return a String representing a Javascript array.
     */
    public static String toArray(Collection<String> collection) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("[");

        Iterator<String> it = collection.iterator();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            sb.append("'");
            sb.append(it.next());
            sb.append("'");
            if (it.hasNext()) {
                sb.append(",");
            }
        }
        sb.append("]");

        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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7. toArray(Collection list)
8. toArray(Collection stringCollection)
9. toArray(Collection strings)