Arrays and collections import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.List; public class ArraysAndCollections { public static void main( String[] args ) { // create a list of integers List l = new LinkedList(); for( int i = 1; i < 11; i++ ) { l.add( new Integer( i ) ); } // convert to array Object[] integers = l.toArray(); // convert back to list List ll = Arrays.asList( integers ); // output lists System.out.println( l ); System.out.println( ll ); } }