How to convert list of enums into array of strings?

Question

I've had an array of enums like below:

enum CountryEnum {
   MADAGASCAR,
   LESOTHO,
   BAHAMAS,
   TURKEY,
   UAE
}

List<CountryEnum> countryList = new ArrayList<>();
countryList.add(CountryEnum.MADAGASCAR);
countryList.add(CountryEnum.BAHAMAS);

How to convert my countryList into String[] ?

I try eq in this way:

String[] countries = countryList.toArray(String::new);

but it return me ArrayStoreException .

Thanks for any help!

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

It should work so:

 String[] strings = countryList.stream()
                    .map(Enum::toString)
                    .toArray(String[]::new);

Answer 2

Try this:

CountryEnum[] arr = countryList.stream().toArray(CountryEnum[] ::new);