Here you can find the source of toArray(Object obj)
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static List<Object> toArray(Object obj)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w.j a v a 2s .c o m * Copyright 2015 E.Hooijmeijer / www.ctrl-alt-dev.nl * * 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. */ import java.util.List; public class Main { @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static List<Object> toArray(Object obj) { if (isArray(obj)) { return (List<Object>) obj; } throw new IllegalArgumentException(obj + " is not an array."); } public static boolean isArray(Object obj) { return obj instanceof List; } }