The toArray() method of Java SortedSet is used to form an array of the same elements as that of the SortedSet. Basically, it copies all the element from a SortedSet to a new array.
Syntax:
Object[] toArray()
Parameters: The method does not take any parameters.
Return Value: The method returns an array containing the elements similar to the SortedSet.
Note: The toArray() method in SortedSet is inherited from the Set interface in Java.
Below programs illustrate the SortedSet.toArray() method:
Program 1:
// Java code to illustrate toArray() import java.util.*; public class SortedSetDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { // Creating an empty SortedSet SortedSet<String> abs_col = new TreeSet<String>(); // Use add() method to add // elements into the SortedSet abs_col.add( "Welcome" ); abs_col.add( "To" ); abs_col.add( "Geeks" ); abs_col.add( "For" ); abs_col.add( "Geeks" ); // Displaying the Set System.out.println( "The SortedSet: " + abs_col); // Creating the array and using toArray() Object[] arr = abs_col.toArray(); System.out.println( "The array is:" ); for ( int j = 0 ; j < arr.length; j++) System.out.println(arr[j]); } } |
The SortedSet: [For, Geeks, To, Welcome] The array is: For Geeks To Welcome
Program 2:
// Java code to illustrate toArray() import java.util.*; public class SetDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { // Creating an empty SortedSet SortedSet<Integer> abs_col = new TreeSet<Integer>(); // Use add() method to add // elements into the SortedSet abs_col.add( 10 ); abs_col.add( 15 ); abs_col.add( 30 ); abs_col.add( 20 ); abs_col.add( 5 ); abs_col.add( 25 ); // Displaying the SortedSet System.out.println( "The SortedSet: " + abs_col); // Creating the array and using toArray() Object[] arr = abs_col.toArray(); System.out.println( "The array is:" ); for ( int j = 0 ; j < arr.length; j++) System.out.println(arr[j]); } } |
The SortedSet: [5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30] The array is: 5 10 15 20 25 30
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Set.html#toArray()