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Subject: Re: Using getSelectedValuesList() instead of the deprecated getSelectedValues()
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:05:53 -0700
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On 7/16/2012 4:47 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote:

> On 07/16/2012 05:55 PM, Daniel Pitts wrote:

>> On 7/16/12 1:13 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
>>> I think the java.util.List<E> interface has a method to return an array.
>>>
>> Indeed it does, but that is terrible advice.

> str_array = jLst.getSelectedValuesList().toArray();
>
> Is that much better?


I think Daniel is saying "prefer Lists to arrays", but then we don't 
know the OP's complete requirements.  If a List will do, then the List 
form is better.  If the OP must have an array, then I'd say one call 
that returns an array is better than doing the same thing with two calls.