// Fig. 21.5: UsingToArray.java
// Using method toArray

// Java core packages
import java.util.*;

public class UsingToArray {
                     
   // create LinkedList, add elements and convert to array
   public UsingToArray()
   {
      LinkedList links;
      String colors[] = { "black", "blue", "yellow" };

      links = new LinkedList( Arrays.asList( colors ) );

      links.addLast( "red" );   // add as last item
      links.add( "pink" );      // add to the end
      links.add( 3, "green" );  // add at 3rd index
      links.addFirst( "cyan" ); // add as first item      

      // get LinkedList elements as an array     
      colors = ( String [] ) links.toArray( 
         new String[ links.size() ] );

      System.out.println( "colors: " );

      for ( int count = 0; count < colors.length; count++ )
         System.out.println( colors[ count ] );
   }

   // execute application
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      new UsingToArray();
   }  
                                         
}  // end class UsingToArray


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