Set to List in Java

Given a set (HashSet or TreeSet) of strings in Java, convert it into a list (ArrayList or LinkedList) of strings. In java, Set interface is present in java.util package and extends the Collection interface is an unordered collection of objects in which duplicate values cannot be stored. List interface provides a way to store the ordered collection. It is a child interface of Collection. It is an ordered collection of objects in which duplicate values can be stored. 

Input :  Set hash_Set = new HashSet();
         hash_Set.add("Geeks");
         hash_Set.add("For");
        
Output : ArrayList or Linked List with 
         following content
         {"Geeks", "for"}

Approaches to Convert a Set to a List in Java

There are numerous approaches to do the conversion of a Set to List in Java. A few of them are listed below.

1. Using Set Traversing
2. Using ArrayList or LinkedList Constructor
3. Using addAll() method
4. Using Stream in Java
5. Using List.copyOf() in java

1. Using Set Traversing

We simply create a list. We traverse the given set and one by one add elements to the list.

Java

// Java program to demonstrate conversion of
// Set to array using simple traversal

import java.util.*;

class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Creating a hash set of strings
        Set<String> s = new HashSet<String>();
        s.add("Geeks");
        s.add("for");

        int n = s.size();
        List<String> aList = new ArrayList<String>(n);
        for (String x : s)
            aList.add(x);

        System.out.println("Created ArrayList is");
        for (String x : aList)
            System.out.println(x);

        // We can create LinkedList same way
    }
}

Output

Created ArrayList is
Geeks
for

2. Using ArrayList or LinkedList Constructor

We can simply convert a Set into a List using the constructor of an ArrayList or LinkedList.

Java

// Java program to demonstrate conversion of
// Set to list using constructor

import java.util.*;

class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Creating a hash set of strings
        Set<String> s = new HashSet<String>();
        s.add("Geeks");
        s.add("for");

        // Creating an array list using constructor
        List<String> aList = new ArrayList<String>(s);

        System.out.println("Created ArrayList is");
        for (String x : aList)
            System.out.println(x);

        System.out.println("Created LinkedList is");
        List<String> lList = new LinkedList<String>(s);
        for (String x : lList)
            System.out.println(x);
    }
}

Output

Created ArrayList is
Geeks
for
Created LinkedList is
Geeks
for

3. Using addAll() Method 

The Set to List conversion in Java can also be performed using the addAll() method of Java List.

Java

// Java program to demonstrate conversion of
// Set to array using addAll() method.

import java.util.*;

class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Creating a hash set of strings
        Set<String> s = new HashSet<String>();
        s.add("Geeks");
        s.add("for");

        List<String> aList = new ArrayList<String>();
        aList.addAll(s);

        System.out.println("Created ArrayList is");
        for (String x : aList)
            System.out.println(x);

        List<String> lList = new LinkedList<String>();
        lList.addAll(s);

        System.out.println("Created LinkedList is");
        for (String x : lList)
            System.out.println(x);
    }
}

Output

Created ArrayList is
Geeks
for
Created LinkedList is
Geeks
for

4. Using Stream in Java

We use the stream in Java to convert the given set to steam, then stream to list. This works only in Java 8 or versions after that.

Java

// Java program to demonstrate conversion of
// Set to list using stream

import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.*;

class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        // Creating a hash set of strings
        Set<String> s = new HashSet<String>();
        s.add("Geeks");
        s.add("for");

        List<String> aList
            = s.stream().collect(Collectors.toList());

        for (String x : aList)
            System.out.println(x);
    }
}

Output

Geeks
for

5. Using List.copyOf() Method 

We can convert the set to list by using List.copyOf(object) in java. For this, we have to import the package java.util.List.* It is a static factory method which creates the list object from another collection or object. 

Java

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Set<String> s = new HashSet<String>();
        s.add("geeks");
        s.add("forgeeks");
        s.add("learning");
        s.add("platform");

        List<String> aList = new ArrayList<>();
        aList = List.copyOf(s);

        System.out.println("Created ArrayList is :"
                           + aList);
    }
}

Output

Created ArrayList is :[geeks, forgeeks, learning, platform]