Here you can find the source of toStringArray(final Collection
public static String[] toStringArray(final Collection<String> c)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . j a v a 2 s .c o m * @(#)$Id: ArrayUtils.java 3619 2008-03-26 07:23:03Z yui $ * * Copyright 2006-2008 Makoto YUI * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * 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. * * Contributors: * Makoto YUI - ported from jakarta commons lang */ import java.util.Collection; public class Main { public static String[] toStringArray(final Collection<String> c) { final int length = c.size(); final String[] array = new String[length]; if (length > 0) { int i = 0; for (final String s : c) { array[i++] = s; } } return array; } }