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You can convert a java 8 stream to an array using this simple code block:

 String[] myNewArray3 = myNewStream.toArray(String[]::new); 

But let's explain things more first lets

Create a list of string filled with three values :

String[] stringList = {"Bachiri","Taoufiq","Abderrahman"}; 

Create a stream from the given Array :

Stream<String> stringStream = Arrays.stream(stringList); 

we can now perform some operations on this stream Ex:

Stream<String> myNewStream = stringStream.map(s -> s.toUpperCase()); 

and finally convert to java 8 Array using this methods :

1-Classic method (Functional interface)

IntFunction<String[]> intFunction = new IntFunction<String[]>() { @Override public String[] apply(int value) { return new String[value]; } }; String[] myNewArray = myNewStream.toArray(intFunction); 

2 -Lambda expression

 String[] myNewArray2 = myNewStream.toArray(value -> new String[value]); 

3- Method reference

String[] myNewArray3 = myNewStream.toArray(String[]::new); 

Method reference Explanation:

It's another way of writing a lambda expression that it's strictly equivalent to the other.