Name: js151677 Date: 09/02/2004


A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST:
Arrays.asList returns java.util.List - however the *internal* class ArrayList implements Serializable which List does not. Therefore using the result of asList where Serializable is required is not possible (does not compile).

    public static List asList(Object[] a) {
return new ArrayList(a);
    }

    /**
     * @serial include
     */
    private static class ArrayList extends AbstractList
implements RandomAccess, java.io.Serializable


JUSTIFICATION :
It better reflects reality

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Unfortunately i don't see a public class that has the requirements of the internal ArrayList. I guess the only solution would be to make the private static class ArrayList public.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
I don't find any of the collections that takes an array in the constructor or as an argument to, say, addAll(). This makes for uglier-than-necessary code.
(Incident Review ID: 301515)
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