Here you can find the source of toArray(Iterable
public static <T> T[] toArray(Iterable<T> elements, T[] a)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w .j ava 2 s . c o m * This is a program for Language Grid Core Node. This combines multiple language resources and provides composite language services. * Copyright (C) 2005-2011 NICT Language Grid Project. * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at * your option) any later version. * * This program 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 program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class Main { /** * * */ public static <T> T[] toArray(Iterable<T> elements, T[] a) { List<T> array = new ArrayList<T>(); for (T e : elements) { array.add(e); } return array.toArray(a); } }