Java List from Array arrayToList(String[] arrValues)

Description

Convenience method to return a String array as a CSV String.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
arrValues	array to display. Elements may be of any type (toString will be called on each element).

Declaration

public static List arrayToList(String[] arrValues) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*w ww  . ja v a  2s .  c  o  m*/
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 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convenience method to return a String array as a CSV String. E.g. useful for
     * <code>toString()</code> implementations.
     * 
     * @param arrValues
     *            array to display. Elements may be of any type (toString will be called on each
     *            element).
     */
    public static List arrayToList(String[] arrValues) {
        List values = null;

        if (arrValues != null) {
            values = new ArrayList();
            int size = arrValues.length;
            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                values.add(arrValues[i]);
            }
        }
        return values;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method to populate a given list with the array values. 
     * 
     * @param arrValues
     *            array to display. Elements may be of any type (toString will be called on each
     *            element).
     * @param values The list to populate            
     */
    public static void arrayToList(String[] arrValues, List values, boolean toLoweCase) {

        if (arrValues != null && values != null) {
            int size = arrValues.length;
            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                String val = arrValues[i];
                if (toLoweCase) {
                    val = val.toLowerCase();
                }
                values.add(val);
            }
        }
    }
}

Related

1. arrayToList(Object data)
2. arrayToList(Object data[])
3. arrayToList(Object[] arr)
4. arrayToList(Object[] hyCycles)
5. arrayToList(String[] array, String... defaults)
6. ArrayToList(String[] input)
7. arrayToList(String[] str)
8. arrayToList(T array[])
9. arrayToList(T[] array)