Question

In Java how do you convert a ArrayList into a two dimensional array Object[][]?

From comments: I will describe you the problem with more details: an XML file includes a list of contacts (e.g. name, address…). The only way I can obtain this information is through an ArrayList, which will be given to me. As I need to store the content of this array list in a Java Swing table in an ordered manner, I was thinking to convert it into a two dimensional array of objects

Answer 1

I managed to find “a way” to do so, knowing the number of attributes each contacts has (6). So considering an ArrayList listofContacts

    int numberOfContacts = listofContacts.size()/6;
    Object[][] newArrayContent = new Object[numberOfContacts][6];

    for(int x = 0; x<numberOfContacts; x++){
        for(int z = 0; z < 6; z++){
        int y = 6 * x;
        newArrayContent [x][z] = list.get(y+z); 
        System.out.println(newArrayContent [x][z].toString());
        }
    }