import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.List; public class CollectionToArray { public static void main(String[] args) { List list = new LinkedList(); list.add("eins"); list.add("zwei"); list.add("drei"); Object[] objArr = list.toArray(); String[] str = new String[0]; String[] strArr = list.toArray(str); for(Object o : objArr){ System.out.println("Object: " + o); } for(String s : strArr){ System.out.println("String: " + s); } System.out.println("Object[] == String[]: " + (objArr == strArr)); // false System.out.println("Object[0] == String[0]: " + (objArr[0] == strArr[0])); // true } }