// Fig. 16.4: UsingToArray.java
// Viewing arrays as Lists and converting Lists to arrays.
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class UsingToArray {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      String[] colors = {"black", "blue", "yellow"};
      LinkedList<String> 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 = links.toArray(new String[links.size()]);

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

      for (String color : colors) {
         System.out.println(color);
      }
   }  
} 



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