How to convert a String into an ArrayList?

Solution 1:

Try something like

List<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(s.split(",")));

• Arrays.asList documentation
• String.split documentation
• ArrayList(Collection) constructor documentation

Demo:

String s = "lorem,ipsum,dolor,sit,amet";

List<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(s.split(",")));

System.out.println(myList);  // prints [lorem, ipsum, dolor, sit, amet]

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Solution 2:

 String s1="[a,b,c,d]";
 String replace = s1.replace("[","");
 System.out.println(replace);
 String replace1 = replace.replace("]","");
 System.out.println(replace1);
 List<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(replace1.split(",")));
 System.out.println(myList.toString());