converting Arraylist to array

ArrayList al = new ArrayList();

al.add("hello");
al.add("world");

String[] myArray = al.toArray();

from javadocs:

toArray
public Object[] toArray()
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in the correct order.
Specified by:
toArray in interface List
Overrides:
toArray in class AbstractCollection
Returns:
an array containing all of the elements in this list in the correct order.

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toArray
public Object[] toArray(Object[] a)
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this list in the correct order. The runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. If the list fits in the specified array, it is returned therein. Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the specified array and the size of this list.
If the list fits in the specified array with room to spare (i.e., the array has more elements than the list), the element in the array immediately following the end of the collection is set to null. This is useful in determining the length of the list only if the caller knows that the list does not contain any null elements.

Specified by:
toArray in interface List
Overrides:
toArray in class AbstractCollection
Parameters:
a - the array into which the elements of the list are to be stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same runtime type is allocated for this purpose.
Returns:
an array containing the elements of the list.
Throws:
ArrayStoreException - if the runtime type of a is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in this list.

the mistakes one makes when they try to rush to be first to comment ;)

I tried......
it gives me an error.......
saying..incompatible types


found : java.lang.Object[]
required : java .lang.String[]

I tried......
it gives me an error.......
saying..incompatible types


found : java.lang.Object[]
required : java .lang.String[]

Even easier:

java.util.ArrayList al = new java.util.ArrayList();

al.add("hello");
al.add("world");

String myArray[] = (String[]) al.toArray(new String[al.size()]);