How to construct array of values in Java

Question

I have to return a JSON string in this format using Spring. My Spring controller will take care of this since I specify the return value as @ResponseBody . Now I have to construct the value in Java in the following format:

["Male", "m"]

Please help me to get this done in Java.

Answer 1

Return String[] or List<String> . Either of these should work.

Answer 2

System.out.println(
       Arrays.toString(new String[] {"Male", "m"})); // prints: ["Male", "m"]

// if the data comes as a dynamic List
String list = Arrays.asList("Male", "m").toString();
System.out.println(list); // prints: ["Male", "m"]