Can we convert string to ArrayList?

Convert String Array to ArrayList in Java

To convert String Array to ArrayList in Java, we can use for loop or Arrays Class. In this tutorial, we shall go through some examples where we convert a String[] to ArrayList.

Example 1 String[] to ArrayList using For Loop

In the following example, we will initialize an empty ArrayList and add the items of string array one by one to this ArrayList using a for loop.

Example.java

import java.util.ArrayList; public class Example { public static void main[String[] args] { // string array String[] names = {"Java","Kotlin","Android"}; // declare an arraylist that hold strings ArrayList nameList = new ArrayList[]; // add each element of string array to arraylist for[String name:names] { nameList.add[name]; } // print the arraylist nameList.forEach[name ->{ System.out.println[name]; }]; } }

Output

Java Kotlin Android

Example 2 String Array to ArrayList using ArrayList.addAll[] and Arrays.asList[]

To convert String Array to ArrayList, we can make use of Arrays.asList[] function and ArrayList.addAll[].

Arrays.asList[String[]] returns List with elements of String[] loaded to List.

Now, we can make use of ArrayList.addAll[List] that adds elements of List to the ArrayList.

Example.java

import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; public class Example { public static void main[String[] args] { // string array String[] names = {"Java","Kotlin","Android"}; // declare an arraylist that hold strings ArrayList nameList = new ArrayList[]; // add elements of array to arraylist nameList.addAll[Arrays.asList[names]]; // print the arraylist nameList.forEach[name ->{ System.out.println[name]; }]; } }

Output

Java Kotlin Android

Conclusion

In this Java Tutorial, we learned how to convert String Array to ArrayList.

Using for Loop is better than the latter approach. When we are using Arrays.asList[] function, an intermediate List is created, which is avoided when for loop is used.