How to Convert a Java 8 Stream to an Array?

To convert a stream to an Array in Java -

• Collect the stream to a list using the Collect interface and the Collectors class.
• Now convert the list to an array using the toArray() method.

Example

Live Demo

import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; import java.util.stream.Collectors; import java.util.stream.Stream; public class J8StreamToArray {    public static void main(String args[]) {       String[] myArray = { "JavaFX", "OpenCV", "WebGL", "HBase" };       Stream<String> stream = Stream.of(myArray);       List<String> list = stream.collect(Collectors.toList());       String[] str = list.toArray(new String[0]);       System.out.println(Arrays.toString(str));    } }

Output

[JavaFX, OpenCV, WebGL, HBase]