toArray
toArray is a common name for a method or function used to convert a collection, iterable, or sequence into an array. It produces a fixed-size array containing all elements in the order produced by the source, and its exact behavior depends on the language and library.
In Java, toArray is defined on the Collection interface with two forms. The no-argument toArray() returns an
In C#, the LINQ method Enumerable.ToArray<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>) materializes a sequence into a new T[] in iteration order.
Other languages offer similar utilities. Kotlin collections expose toArray() to obtain an Array<T>, with variations like
Considerations when using toArray include performance and memory usage, since the operation creates a new array