how to turn an array into an arraylist code example

Example 1: java array to arraylist

List<Element> list = Arrays.asList(array);

Example 2: array to arraylist

new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(array));

Example 3: string array to arraylist

String [] strings = new String [] {"1", "2" };
List<String> stringList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(strings)); //new ArrayList is only needed if you absolutely need an ArrayList