Java gets the strings list from the objects list
/**
* @author lautturi.com
* Java example: java obtain list string from list object
*/
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
class Person{
String name;
int age;
public Person(String string, int i) {
name = string;
age = i;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
}
public class Lautturi {
public static void main(String[] args) {
List<Person> persons = new ArrayList<Person>();
persons.add(new Person("Alan",13));
persons.add(new Person("Bob",25));
persons.add(new Person("James",22));
persons.add(new Person("Tom",22));
persons.add(new Person("Alan",23));
Set<String> set = new HashSet<>(persons.size());
List<String> names =
persons.stream().map(p -> p.getName()).collect(Collectors.toList());
System.out.println (names);
for (String name : names) {
System.out.print(name+" ");
}
}
}
output:
[Alan, Bob, James, Tom, Alan] Alan Bob James Tom Alan