How can I concatenate two arrays in Java?

Question

I need to concatenate two String arrays in Java.

void f(String[] first, String[] second) {
    String[] both = ???
}

Which is the easiest way to do this?

Answer 1

I found a one-line solution from the good old Apache Commons Lang library.
ArrayUtils.addAll(T[], T...)

Code:

String[] both = ArrayUtils.addAll(first, second);

Answer 2

Here's a simple method that will concatenate two arrays and return the result:

public <T> T[] concatenate(T[] a, T[] b) {
    int aLen = a.length;
    int bLen = b.length;

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    T[] c = (T[]) Array.newInstance(a.getClass().getComponentType(), aLen + bLen);
    System.arraycopy(a, 0, c, 0, aLen);
    System.arraycopy(b, 0, c, aLen, bLen);

    return c;
}

Note that it will not work with primitive data types, only with object types.

The following slightly more complicated version works with both object and primitive arrays. It does this by using T instead of T[] as the argument type.

It also makes it possible to concatenate arrays of two different types by picking the most general type as the component type of the result.

public static <T> T concatenate(T a, T b) {
    if (!a.getClass().isArray() || !b.getClass().isArray()) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
    }

    Class<?> resCompType;
    Class<?> aCompType = a.getClass().getComponentType();
    Class<?> bCompType = b.getClass().getComponentType();

    if (aCompType.isAssignableFrom(bCompType)) {
        resCompType = aCompType;
    } else if (bCompType.isAssignableFrom(aCompType)) {
        resCompType = bCompType;
    } else {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
    }

    int aLen = Array.getLength(a);
    int bLen = Array.getLength(b);

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    T result = (T) Array.newInstance(resCompType, aLen + bLen);
    System.arraycopy(a, 0, result, 0, aLen);
    System.arraycopy(b, 0, result, aLen, bLen);        

    return result;
}

Here is an example:

Assert.assertArrayEquals(new int[] { 1, 2, 3 }, concatenate(new int[] { 1, 2 }, new int[] { 3 }));
Assert.assertArrayEquals(new Number[] { 1, 2, 3f }, concatenate(new Integer[] { 1, 2 }, new Number[] { 3f }));

Answer 3

Using Stream in Java 8:

String[] both = Stream.concat(Arrays.stream(a), Arrays.stream(b))
                      .toArray(String[]::new);

Or like this, using flatMap:

String[] both = Stream.of(a, b).flatMap(Stream::of)
                      .toArray(String[]::new);

To do this for a generic type you have to use reflection:

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
T[] both = Stream.concat(Arrays.stream(a), Arrays.stream(b)).toArray(
    size -> (T[]) Array.newInstance(a.getClass().getComponentType(), size));

Answer 4

It's possible to write a fully generic version that can even be extended to concatenate any number of arrays. This versions require Java 6, as they use Arrays.copyOf()

Both versions avoid creating any intermediary List objects and use System.arraycopy() to ensure that copying large arrays is as fast as possible.

For two arrays it looks like this:

public static <T> T[] concat(T[] first, T[] second) {
  T[] result = Arrays.copyOf(first, first.length + second.length);
  System.arraycopy(second, 0, result, first.length, second.length);
  return result;
}

And for a arbitrary number of arrays (>= 1) it looks like this:

public static <T> T[] concatAll(T[] first, T[]... rest) {
  int totalLength = first.length;
  for (T[] array : rest) {
    totalLength += array.length;
  }
  T[] result = Arrays.copyOf(first, totalLength);
  int offset = first.length;
  for (T[] array : rest) {
    System.arraycopy(array, 0, result, offset, array.length);
    offset += array.length;
  }
  return result;
}

Answer 5

Or with the beloved Guava:

String[] both = ObjectArrays.concat(first, second, String.class);

Also, there are versions for primitive arrays:

• Booleans.concat(first, second)
• Bytes.concat(first, second)
• Chars.concat(first, second)
• Doubles.concat(first, second)
• Shorts.concat(first, second)
• Ints.concat(first, second)
• Longs.concat(first, second)
• Floats.concat(first, second)

Answer 6

You can append the two arrays in two lines of code.

String[] both = Arrays.copyOf(first, first.length + second.length);
System.arraycopy(second, 0, both, first.length, second.length);

This is a fast and efficient solution and will work for primitive types as well as the two methods involved are overloaded.

You should avoid solutions involving ArrayLists, streams, etc as these will need to allocate temporary memory for no useful purpose.

You should avoid for loops for large arrays as these are not efficient. The built in methods use block-copy functions that are extremely fast.

Answer 7

Using the Java API:

String[] f(String[] first, String[] second) {
    List<String> both = new ArrayList<String>(first.length + second.length);
    Collections.addAll(both, first);
    Collections.addAll(both, second);
    return both.toArray(new String[both.size()]);
}

Answer 8

A solution 100% old java and without System.arraycopy (not available in GWT client for example):

static String[] concat(String[]... arrays) {
    int length = 0;
    for (String[] array : arrays) {
        length += array.length;
    }
    String[] result = new String[length];
    int pos = 0;
    for (String[] array : arrays) {
        for (String element : array) {
            result[pos] = element;
            pos++;
        }
    }
    return result;
}

Answer 9

I've recently fought problems with excessive memory rotation. If a and/or b are known to be commonly empty, here is another adaption of silvertab's code (generified too):

private static <T> T[] concatOrReturnSame(T[] a, T[] b) {
    final int alen = a.length;
    final int blen = b.length;
    if (alen == 0) {
        return b;
    }
    if (blen == 0) {
        return a;
    }
    final T[] result = (T[]) java.lang.reflect.Array.
            newInstance(a.getClass().getComponentType(), alen + blen);
    System.arraycopy(a, 0, result, 0, alen);
    System.arraycopy(b, 0, result, alen, blen);
    return result;
}

Edit: A previous version of this post stated that array re-usage like this shall be clearly documented. As Maarten points out in the comments it would in general be better to just remove the if statements, thus voiding the need for having documentation. But then again, those if statements were the whole point of this particular optimization in the first place. I'll leave this answer here, but be wary!

Answer 10

ArrayList<String> both = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(first));
both.addAll(Arrays.asList(second));

both.toArray(new String[0]);

Answer 11

The Functional Java library has an array wrapper class that equips arrays with handy methods like concatenation.

import static fj.data.Array.array;

...and then

Array<String> both = array(first).append(array(second));

To get the unwrapped array back out, call

String[] s = both.array();

Answer 12

Another way with Java8 using Stream

  public String[] concatString(String[] a, String[] b){ 
    Stream<String> streamA = Arrays.stream(a);
    Stream<String> streamB = Arrays.stream(b);
    return Stream.concat(streamA, streamB).toArray(String[]::new); 
  }

Answer 13

Here's an adaptation of silvertab's solution, with generics retrofitted:

static <T> T[] concat(T[] a, T[] b) {
    final int alen = a.length;
    final int blen = b.length;
    final T[] result = (T[]) java.lang.reflect.Array.
            newInstance(a.getClass().getComponentType(), alen + blen);
    System.arraycopy(a, 0, result, 0, alen);
    System.arraycopy(b, 0, result, alen, blen);
    return result;
}

NOTE: See Joachim's answer for a Java 6 solution. Not only does it eliminate the warning; it's also shorter, more efficient and easier to read!

Answer 14

You could try converting it into a ArrayList and use the addAll method then convert back to an array.

List list = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(first));
  list.addAll(Arrays.asList(second));
  String[] both = list.toArray();

Answer 15

If you use this way so you no need to import any third party class.

If you want concatenate String

Sample code for concate two String Array

public static String[] combineString(String[] first, String[] second){
        int length = first.length + second.length;
        String[] result = new String[length];
        System.arraycopy(first, 0, result, 0, first.length);
        System.arraycopy(second, 0, result, first.length, second.length);
        return result;
    }

If you want concatenate Int

Sample code for concate two Integer Array

public static int[] combineInt(int[] a, int[] b){
        int length = a.length + b.length;
        int[] result = new int[length];
        System.arraycopy(a, 0, result, 0, a.length);
        System.arraycopy(b, 0, result, a.length, b.length);
        return result;
    }

Here is Main method

    public static void main(String[] args) {

            String [] first = {"a", "b", "c"};
            String [] second = {"d", "e"};

            String [] joined = combineString(first, second);
            System.out.println("concatenated String array : " + Arrays.toString(joined));

            int[] array1 = {101,102,103,104};
            int[] array2 = {105,106,107,108};
            int[] concatenateInt = combineInt(array1, array2);

            System.out.println("concatenated Int array : " + Arrays.toString(concatenateInt));

        }
    }  

We can use this way also.

Answer 16

Please forgive me for adding yet another version to this already long list. I looked at every answer and decided that I really wanted a version with just one parameter in the signature. I also added some argument checking to benefit from early failure with sensible info in case of unexpected input.

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> T[] concat(T[]... inputArrays) {
  if(inputArrays.length < 2) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("inputArrays must contain at least 2 arrays");
  }

  for(int i = 0; i < inputArrays.length; i++) {
    if(inputArrays[i] == null) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("inputArrays[" + i + "] is null");
    }
  }

  int totalLength = 0;

  for(T[] array : inputArrays) {
    totalLength += array.length;
  }

  T[] result = (T[]) Array.newInstance(inputArrays[0].getClass().getComponentType(), totalLength);

  int offset = 0;

  for(T[] array : inputArrays) {
    System.arraycopy(array, 0, result, offset, array.length);

    offset += array.length;
  }

  return result;
}

Answer 17

Using Java 8+ streams you can write the following function:

private static String[] concatArrays(final String[]... arrays) {
    return Arrays.stream(arrays)
         .flatMap(Arrays::stream)
         .toArray(String[]::new);
}

Answer 18

This should be one-liner.

public String [] concatenate (final String array1[], final String array2[])
{
    return Stream.concat(Stream.of(array1), Stream.of(array2)).toArray(String[]::new);
}

Answer 19

This works, but you need to insert your own error checking.

public class StringConcatenate {

    public static void main(String[] args){

        // Create two arrays to concatenate and one array to hold both
        String[] arr1 = new String[]{"s","t","r","i","n","g"};
        String[] arr2 = new String[]{"s","t","r","i","n","g"};
        String[] arrBoth = new String[arr1.length+arr2.length];

        // Copy elements from first array into first part of new array
        for(int i = 0; i < arr1.length; i++){
            arrBoth[i] = arr1[i];
        }

        // Copy elements from second array into last part of new array
        for(int j = arr1.length;j < arrBoth.length;j++){
            arrBoth[j] = arr2[j-arr1.length];
        }

        // Print result
        for(int k = 0; k < arrBoth.length; k++){
            System.out.print(arrBoth[k]);
        }

        // Additional line to make your terminal look better at completion!
        System.out.println();
    }
}

It's probably not the most efficient, but it doesn't rely on anything other than Java's own API.

Answer 20

Here a possible implementation in working code of the pseudo code solution written by silvertab.

Thanks silvertab!

public class Array {

   public static <T> T[] concat(T[] a, T[] b, ArrayBuilderI<T> builder) {
      T[] c = builder.build(a.length + b.length);
      System.arraycopy(a, 0, c, 0, a.length);
      System.arraycopy(b, 0, c, a.length, b.length);
      return c;
   }
}

Following next is the builder interface.

Note: A builder is necessary because in java it is not possible to do

new T[size]

due to generic type erasure:

public interface ArrayBuilderI<T> {

   public T[] build(int size);
}

Here a concrete builder implementing the interface, building a Integer array:

public class IntegerArrayBuilder implements ArrayBuilderI<Integer> {

   @Override
   public Integer[] build(int size) {
      return new Integer[size];
   }
}

And finally the application / test:

@Test
public class ArrayTest {

   public void array_concatenation() {
      Integer a[] = new Integer[]{0,1};
      Integer b[] = new Integer[]{2,3};
      Integer c[] = Array.concat(a, b, new IntegerArrayBuilder());
      assertEquals(4, c.length);
      assertEquals(0, (int)c[0]);
      assertEquals(1, (int)c[1]);
      assertEquals(2, (int)c[2]);
      assertEquals(3, (int)c[3]);
   }
}

Answer 21

Wow! lot of complex answers here including some simple ones that depend on external dependencies. how about doing it like this:

String [] arg1 = new String{"a","b","c"};
String [] arg2 = new String{"x","y","z"};

ArrayList<String> temp = new ArrayList<String>();
temp.addAll(Arrays.asList(arg1));
temp.addAll(Arrays.asList(arg2));
String [] concatedArgs = temp.toArray(new String[arg1.length+arg2.length]);

Answer 22

A generic static version that uses the high performing System.arraycopy without requiring a @SuppressWarnings annotation:

public static <T> T[] arrayConcat(T[] a, T[] b) {
    T[] both = Arrays.copyOf(a, a.length + b.length);
    System.arraycopy(b, 0, both, a.length, b.length);
    return both;
}

Answer 23

A simple variation allowing the joining of more than one array:

public static String[] join(String[]...arrays) {

    final List<String> output = new ArrayList<String>();

    for(String[] array : arrays) {
        output.addAll(Arrays.asList(array));
    }

    return output.toArray(new String[output.size()]);
}

Answer 24

This is a converted function for a String array:

public String[] mergeArrays(String[] mainArray, String[] addArray) {
    String[] finalArray = new String[mainArray.length + addArray.length];
    System.arraycopy(mainArray, 0, finalArray, 0, mainArray.length);
    System.arraycopy(addArray, 0, finalArray, mainArray.length, addArray.length);

    return finalArray;
}

Answer 25

How about simply

public static class Array {

    public static <T> T[] concat(T[]... arrays) {
        ArrayList<T> al = new ArrayList<T>();
        for (T[] one : arrays)
            Collections.addAll(al, one);
        return (T[]) al.toArray(arrays[0].clone());
    }
}

And just do Array.concat(arr1, arr2). As long as arr1 and arr2 are of the same type, this will give you another array of the same type containing both arrays.

Answer 26

Another way to think about the question. To concatenate two or more arrays, one have to do is to list all elements of each arrays, and then build a new array. This sounds like create a List<T> and then calls toArray on it. Some other answers uses ArrayList, and that's fine. But how about implement our own? It is not hard:

private static <T> T[] addAll(final T[] f, final T...o){
    return new AbstractList<T>(){

        @Override
        public T get(int i) {
            return i>=f.length ? o[i - f.length] : f[i];
        }

        @Override
        public int size() {
            return f.length + o.length;
        }

    }.toArray(f);
}

I believe the above is equivalent to solutions that uses System.arraycopy. However I think this one has its own beauty.

Answer 27

How about :

public String[] combineArray (String[] ... strings) {
    List<String> tmpList = new ArrayList<String>();
    for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++)
        tmpList.addAll(Arrays.asList(strings[i]));
    return tmpList.toArray(new String[tmpList.size()]);
}

Answer 28

Here is the code by abacus-common.

String[] a = {"a", "b", "c"};
String[] b = {"1", "2", "3"};
String[] c = N.concat(a, b); // c = ["a", "b", "c", "1", "2", "3"]

// N.concat(...) is null-safety.
a = null;
c = N.concat(a, b); // c = ["1", "2", "3"]

Answer 29

public String[] concat(String[]... arrays)
{
    int length = 0;
    for (String[] array : arrays) {
        length += array.length;
    }
    String[] result = new String[length];
    int destPos = 0;
    for (String[] array : arrays) {
        System.arraycopy(array, 0, result, destPos, array.length);
        destPos += array.length;
    }
    return result;
}

Answer 30

This is probably the only generic and type-safe way:

public class ArrayConcatenator<T> {
    private final IntFunction<T[]> generator;

    private ArrayConcatenator(IntFunction<T[]> generator) {
        this.generator = generator;
    }

    public static <T> ArrayConcatenator<T> concat(IntFunction<T[]> generator) {
        return new ArrayConcatenator<>(generator);
    }

    public T[] apply(T[] array1, T[] array2) {
        T[] array = generator.apply(array1.length + array2.length);
        System.arraycopy(array1, 0, array, 0, array1.length);
        System.arraycopy(array2, 0, array, array1.length, array2.length);
        return array;
    }
}

And the usage is quite concise:

Integer[] array1 = { 1, 2, 3 };
Double[] array2 = { 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 };
Number[] array = concat(Number[]::new).apply(array1, array2);

(requires static import)

Invalid array types are rejected:

concat(String[]::new).apply(array1, array2); // error
concat(Integer[]::new).apply(array1, array2); // error

Answer 31

Here's my slightly improved version of Joachim Sauer's concatAll. It can work on Java 5 or 6, using Java 6's System.arraycopy if it's available at runtime. This method (IMHO) is perfect for Android, as it work on Android <9 (which doesn't have System.arraycopy) but will use the faster method if possible.

  public static <T> T[] concatAll(T[] first, T[]... rest) {
    int totalLength = first.length;
    for (T[] array : rest) {
      totalLength += array.length;
    }
    T[] result;
    try {
      Method arraysCopyOf = Arrays.class.getMethod("copyOf", Object[].class, int.class);
      result = (T[]) arraysCopyOf.invoke(null, first, totalLength);
    } catch (Exception e){
      //Java 6 / Android >= 9 way didn't work, so use the "traditional" approach
      result = (T[]) java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(first.getClass().getComponentType(), totalLength);
      System.arraycopy(first, 0, result, 0, first.length);
    }
    int offset = first.length;
    for (T[] array : rest) {
      System.arraycopy(array, 0, result, offset, array.length);
      offset += array.length;
    }
    return result;
  }

Answer 32

A type independent variation (UPDATED - thanks to Volley for instantiating T):

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> T[] join(T[]...arrays) {

    final List<T> output = new ArrayList<T>();

    for(T[] array : arrays) {
        output.addAll(Arrays.asList(array));
    }

    return output.toArray((T[])Array.newInstance(
        arrays[0].getClass().getComponentType(), output.size()));
}

Answer 33

I found I had to deal with the case where the arrays can be null...

private double[] concat  (double[]a,double[]b){
    if (a == null) return b;
    if (b == null) return a;
    double[] r = new double[a.length+b.length];
    System.arraycopy(a, 0, r, 0, a.length);
    System.arraycopy(b, 0, r, a.length, b.length);
    return r;

}
private double[] copyRest (double[]a, int start){
    if (a == null) return null;
    if (start > a.length)return null;
    double[]r = new double[a.length-start];
    System.arraycopy(a,start,r,0,a.length-start); 
    return r;
}

Answer 34

String [] both = new ArrayList<String>(){{addAll(Arrays.asList(first)); addAll(Arrays.asList(second));}}.toArray(new String[0]);

Answer 35

public static String[] toArray(String[]... object){
    List<String> list=new ArrayList<>();
    for (String[] i : object) {
        list.addAll(Arrays.asList(i));
    }
    return list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
}

Answer 36

Every single answer is copying data and creating a new array. This is not strictly necessary and is definitely NOT what you want to do if your arrays are reasonably large. Java creators already knew that array copies are wasteful and that is why they provided us System.arrayCopy() to do those outside Java when we have to.

Instead of copying your data around, consider leaving it in place and draw from it where it lies. Copying data locations just because the programmer would like to organize them is not always sensible.

// I have arrayA and arrayB; would like to treat them as concatenated
// but leave my damn bytes where they are!
Object accessElement ( int index ) {
     if ( index < 0 ) throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(...);
     // is reading from the head part?
     if ( index < arrayA.length )
          return arrayA[ index ];
     // is reading from the tail part?
     if ( index < ( arrayA.length + arrayB.length ) )
          return arrayB[ index - arrayA.length ];
     throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(...); // index too large
}

Answer 37

An easy, but inefficient, way to do this (generics not included):

ArrayList baseArray = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(array1));
baseArray.addAll(Arrays.asList(array2));
String concatenated[] = (String []) baseArray.toArray(new String[baseArray.size()]);

Answer 38

Using only Javas own API:

String[] join(String[]... arrays) {
  // calculate size of target array
  int size = 0;
  for (String[] array : arrays) {
    size += array.length;
  }

  // create list of appropriate size
  java.util.List list = new java.util.ArrayList(size);

  // add arrays
  for (String[] array : arrays) {
    list.addAll(java.util.Arrays.asList(array));
  }

  // create and return final array
  return list.toArray(new String[size]);
}

Now, this code ist not the most efficient, but it relies only on standard java classes and is easy to understand. It works for any number of String[] (even zero arrays).

Answer 39

If you'd like to work with ArrayLists in the solution, you can try this:

public final String [] f(final String [] first, final String [] second) {
    // Assuming non-null for brevity.
    final ArrayList<String> resultList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(first));
    resultList.addAll(new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(second)));
    return resultList.toArray(new String [resultList.size()]);
}

Answer 40

I think the best solution with generics would be:

/* This for non primitive types */
public static <T> T[] concatenate (T[]... elements) {

    T[] C = null;
    for (T[] element: elements) {
        if (element==null) continue;
        if (C==null) C = (T[]) Array.newInstance(element.getClass().getComponentType(), element.length);
        else C = resizeArray(C, C.length+element.length);

        System.arraycopy(element, 0, C, C.length-element.length, element.length);
    }

    return C;
}

/**
 * as far as i know, primitive types do not accept generics 
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2721546/why-dont-java-generics-support-primitive-types
 * for primitive types we could do something like this:
 * */
public static int[] concatenate (int[]... elements){
    int[] C = null;
    for (int[] element: elements) {
        if (element==null) continue;
        if (C==null) C = new int[element.length];
        else C = resizeArray(C, C.length+element.length);

        System.arraycopy(element, 0, C, C.length-element.length, element.length);
    }
    return C;
}

private static <T> T resizeArray (T array, int newSize) {
    int oldSize =
            java.lang.reflect.Array.getLength(array);
    Class elementType =
            array.getClass().getComponentType();
    Object newArray =
            java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(
                    elementType, newSize);
    int preserveLength = Math.min(oldSize, newSize);
    if (preserveLength > 0)
        System.arraycopy(array, 0,
                newArray, 0, preserveLength);
    return (T) newArray;
}

Answer 41

Another one based on SilverTab's suggestion, but made to support x number of arguments and not require Java 6. It is also not generic, but I'm sure it could be made generic.

private byte[] concat(byte[]... args)
{
    int fulllength = 0;
    for (byte[] arrItem : args)
    {
        fulllength += arrItem.length;
    }
    byte[] retArray = new byte[fulllength];
    int start = 0;
    for (byte[] arrItem : args)
    {
        System.arraycopy(arrItem, 0, retArray, start, arrItem.length);
        start += arrItem.length;
    }
    return retArray;
}

Answer 42

Import java.util.*;

String array1[] = {"bla","bla"};
String array2[] = {"bla","bla"};

ArrayList<String> tempArray = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(array1));
tempArray.addAll(Arrays.asList(array2));
String array3[] = films.toArray(new String[1]); // size will be overwritten if needed

You could replace String by a Type/Class of your liking

Im sure this can be made shorter and better, but it works and im to lazy to sort it out further...

Answer 43

public int[] mergeArrays(int [] a, int [] b) {
    int [] merged = new int[a.length + b.length];
    int i = 0, k = 0, l = a.length;
    int j = a.length > b.length ? a.length : b.length;
    while(i < j) {
        if(k < a.length) {
            merged[k] = a[k];
            k++;
        }
        if((l - a.length) < b.length) {
            merged[l] = b[l - a.length];
            l++;
        }
        i++;
    }
    return merged;
}

Answer 44

Non Java 8 solution:

public static int[] combineArrays(int[] a, int[] b) {
        int[] c = new int[a.length + b.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
            c[i] = a[i];
        }

        for (int j = 0, k = a.length; j < b.length; j++, k++) {
            c[k] = b[j];
        }

        return c;
    }

Answer 45

 /**
     * With Java Streams
     * @param first First Array
     * @param second Second Array
     * @return Merged Array
     */
    String[] mergeArrayOfStrings(String[] first, String[] second) {
        return Stream.concat(Arrays.stream(first), Arrays.stream(second)).toArray(String[]::new);
    }

Answer 46

This one works only with int but the idea is generic

public static int[] junta(int[] v, int[] w) {

int[] junta = new int[v.length + w.length];

for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++) {            
    junta[i] = v[i];
}

for (int j = v.length; j < junta.length; j++) {
    junta[j] = w[j - v.length];
}

Answer 47

Object[] mixArray(String[] a, String[] b)
String[] s1 = a;
String[] s2 = b;
Object[] result;
List<String> input = new ArrayList<String>();
for (int i = 0; i < s1.length; i++)
{
    input.add(s1[i]);
}
for (int i = 0; i < s2.length; i++)
{
    input.add(s2[i]);
}
result = input.toArray();
return result;

Answer 48

Yet another answer for algorithm lovers:

public static String[] mergeArrays(String[] array1, String[] array2) {
    int totalSize = array1.length + array2.length; // Get total size
    String[] merged = new String[totalSize]; // Create new array
    // Loop over the total size
    for (int i = 0; i < totalSize; i++) {
        if (i < array1.length) // If the current position is less than the length of the first array, take value from first array
            merged[i] = array1[i]; // Position in first array is the current position

        else // If current position is equal or greater than the first array, take value from second array.
            merged[i] = array2[i - array1.length]; // Position in second array is current position minus length of first array.
    }

    return merged;

Usage:

String[] array1str = new String[]{"a", "b", "c", "d"}; 
String[] array2str = new String[]{"e", "f", "g", "h", "i"};
String[] listTotalstr = mergeArrays(array1str, array2str);
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(listTotalstr));

Result:

[a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i]

Answer 49

You can try this method which concatenates multiple arrays:

public static <T> T[] concatMultipleArrays(T[]... arrays)
{
   int length = 0;
   for (T[] array : arrays)
   {
      length += array.length;
   }
   T[] result = (T[]) Array.newInstance(arrays.getClass().getComponentType(), length) ;

   length = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < arrays.length; i++)
   {
      System.arraycopy(arrays[i], 0, result, length, arrays[i].length);
      length += arrays[i].length;
   }

   return result;
}

Answer 50

In Java 8

public String[] concat(String[] arr1, String[] arr2){
    Stream<String> stream1 = Stream.of(arr1);
    Stream<String> stream2 = Stream.of(arr2);
    Stream<String> stream = Stream.concat(stream1, stream2);
    return Arrays.toString(stream.toArray(String[]::new));
}

Answer 51

Object[] obj = {"hi","there"};
Object[] obj2 ={"im","fine","what abt u"};
Object[] obj3 = new Object[obj.length+obj2.length];

for(int i =0;i<obj3.length;i++)
    obj3[i] = (i<obj.length)?obj[i]:obj2[i-obj.length];

Answer 52

concatenates a series of arrays compact, fast and type-safe with lambda

@SafeVarargs
public static <T> T[] concat( T[]... arrays ) {
  return( Stream.of( arrays ).reduce( ( arr1, arr2 ) -> {
      T[] rslt = Arrays.copyOf( arr1, arr1.length + arr2.length );
      System.arraycopy( arr2, 0, rslt, arr1.length, arr2.length );
      return( rslt );
    } ).orElse( null ) );
};

returns null when called without argument

eg. example with 3 arrays:

String[] a = new String[] { "a", "b", "c", "d" };
String[] b = new String[] { "e", "f", "g", "h" };
String[] c = new String[] { "i", "j", "k", "l" };

concat( a, b, c );  // [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l]

"…probably the only generic and type-safe way" – adapted:

Number[] array1 = { 1, 2, 3 };
Number[] array2 = { 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 };
Number[] array = concat( array1, array2 );  // [1, 2, 3, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0]

Answer 53

Just wanted to add, you can use System.arraycopy too:

import static java.lang.System.out;
import static java.lang.System.arraycopy;
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
class Playground {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T>T[] combineArrays(T[] a1, T[] a2) {
        T[] result = (T[]) Array.newInstance(a1.getClass().getComponentType(), a1.length+a2.length);
        arraycopy(a1,0,result,0,a1.length);
        arraycopy(a2,0,result,a1.length,a2.length);
        return result;
    }
    public static void main(String[ ] args) {
        String monthsString = "JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC";
        String[] months = monthsString.split("(?<=\\G.{3})");
        String daysString = "SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT";
        String[] days = daysString.split("(?<=\\G.{3})");
        for (String m : months) {
            out.println(m);
        }
        out.println("===");
         for (String d : days) {
            out.println(d);
        }
        out.println("===");
        String[] results = combineArrays(months, days);
        for (String r : results) {
            out.println(r);
        }
        out.println("===");
    }
}

Answer 54

The easiest way i could find is as following :

List allFiltersList = Arrays.asList(regularFilters);
allFiltersList.addAll(Arrays.asList(preFiltersArray));
Filter[] mergedFilterArray = (Filter[]) allFiltersList.toArray();

Answer 55

I use next method to concatenate any number of arrays of the same type using java 8:

public static <G> G[] concatenate(IntFunction<G[]> generator, G[] ... arrays) {
    int len = arrays.length;
    if (len == 0) {
        return generator.apply(0);
    } else if (len == 1) {
        return arrays[0];
    }
    int pos = 0;
    Stream<G> result = Stream.concat(Arrays.stream(arrays[pos]), Arrays.stream(arrays[++pos]));
    while (pos < len - 1) {
        result = Stream.concat(result, Arrays.stream(arrays[++pos]));
    }
    return result.toArray(generator);
}

usage:

 concatenate(String[]::new, new String[]{"one"}, new String[]{"two"}, new String[]{"three"}) 

or

 concatenate(Integer[]::new, new Integer[]{1}, new Integer[]{2}, new Integer[]{3})

Answer 56

I just discovered this question, sorry very late, and saw a lot of answers that were too far away, using certain libraries, using the feature of converting data from an array to a stream and back to an array and so on. But, we can just use a simple loop and the problem is done

public String[] concat(String[] firstArr,String[] secondArr){
        //if both is empty just return
        if(firstArr.length==0 && secondArr.length==0)return new String[0];

        String[] res = new String[firstArr.length+secondArr.length];
        int idxFromFirst=0;

        //loop over firstArr, idxFromFirst will be used as starting offset for secondArr
        for(int i=0;i<firstArr.length;i++){
            res[i] = firstArr[i];
            idxFromFirst++;
        }

        //loop over secondArr, with starting offset idxFromFirst (the offset track from first array)
        for(int i=0;i<secondArr.length;i++){
            res[idxFromFirst+i]=secondArr[i];
        }

        return res;
    }

Thats it all, right? he didnt say he care about the order or anything. This should be the easiest way of it.

Answer 57

You can try this

 public static Object[] addTwoArray(Object[] objArr1, Object[] objArr2){
    int arr1Length = objArr1!=null && objArr1.length>0?objArr1.length:0;
    int arr2Length = objArr2!=null && objArr2.length>0?objArr2.length:0;
    Object[] resutlentArray = new Object[arr1Length+arr2Length]; 
    for(int i=0,j=0;i<resutlentArray.length;i++){
        if(i+1<=arr1Length){
            resutlentArray[i]=objArr1[i];
        }else{
            resutlentArray[i]=objArr2[j];
            j++;
        }
    }

    return resutlentArray;
}

U can type cast your array !!!

Answer 58

I have a simple method. You don't want to waste your time to research complex java functions or libraries. But the return type should be String.

String[] f(String[] first, String[] second) {

    // Variable declaration part
    int len1 = first.length;
    int len2 = second.length;
    int lenNew = len1 + len2;
    String[] both = new String[len1+len2];

    // For loop to fill the array "both"
    for (int i=0 ; i<lenNew ; i++){
        if (i<len1) {
            both[i] = first[i];
        } else {
            both[i] = second[i-len1];
        }
    }

    return both;

}

So simple...

Answer 59

Using Java Collections

Well, Java doesn't provide a helper method to concatenate arrays. However, since Java 5, the Collections utility class has introduced an addAll(Collection<? super T> c, T… elements) method.

We can create a List object, then call this method twice to add the two arrays to the list. Finally, we convert the resulting List back to an array:

static <T> T[] concatWithCollection(T[] array1, T[] array2) {
    List<T> resultList = new ArrayList<>(array1.length + array2.length);
    Collections.addAll(resultList, array1);
    Collections.addAll(resultList, array2);

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    //the type cast is safe as the array1 has the type T[]
    T[] resultArray = (T[]) Array.newInstance(array1.getClass().getComponentType(), 0);
    return resultList.toArray(resultArray);
}

Test

@Test
public void givenTwoStringArrays_whenConcatWithList_thenGetExpectedResult() {
    String[] result = ArrayConcatUtil.concatWithCollection(strArray1, strArray2);
    assertThat(result).isEqualTo(expectedStringArray);
}

Answer 60

I tested below code and worked ok

Also I'm using library: org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils

public void testConcatArrayString(){
    String[] a = null;
    String[] b = null;
    String[] c = null;
    a = new String[] {"1","2","3","4","5"};
    b = new String[] {"A","B","C","D","E"};

    c = (String[]) ArrayUtils.addAll(a, b);
    if(c!=null){
        for(int i=0; i<c.length; i++){
            System.out.println("c[" + (i+1) + "] = " + c[i]);
        }
    }
}

Regards

Answer 61

I see many generic answers with signatures such as public static T[] concat(T[] a, T[] b) {} but these only work on Object arrays, not on primitive arrays, as far as I can work out. The code below works both on Object and primitive arrays, making it more generic...

public static <T> T concat(T a, T b) {
        //Handles both arrays of Objects and primitives! E.g., int[] out = concat(new int[]{6,7,8}, new int[]{9,10});
        //You get a compile error if argument(s) not same type as output. (int[] in example above)
        //You get a runtime error if output type is not an array, i.e., when you do something like: int out = concat(6,7);
        if (a == null && b == null) return null;
        if (a == null) return b;
        if (b == null) return a;
        final int aLen = Array.getLength(a);
        final int bLen = Array.getLength(b);
        if (aLen == 0) return b;
        if (bLen == 0) return a;
        //From here on we really need to concatenate!

        Class componentType = a.getClass().getComponentType();
        final T result = (T)Array.newInstance(componentType, aLen + bLen);
        System.arraycopy(a, 0, result, 0, aLen);
        System.arraycopy(b, 0, result, aLen, bLen);
        return result;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String[] out1 = concat(new String[]{"aap", "monkey"}, new String[]{"rat"});
        int[] out2 = concat(new int[]{6,7,8}, new int[]{9,10});
    }

Answer 62

Look at this elegant solution (if you need other type than char, change it):

private static void concatArrays(char[] destination, char[]... sources) {
    int currPos = 0;
    for (char[] source : sources) {
        int length = source.length;
        System.arraycopy(source, 0, destination, currPos, length);
        currPos += length;
    }
}

You can concatenate a every count of arrays.

Answer 63

Should do the trick. This is assuming String[] first and String[] second

List<String> myList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(first));
myList.addAll(new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(second)));
String[] both = myList.toArray(new String[myList.size()]);

Answer 64

    void f(String[] first, String[] second) {
    String[] both = new String[first.length+second.length];
    for(int i=0;i<first.length;i++)
        both[i] = first[i];
    for(int i=0;i<second.length;i++)
        both[first.length + i] = second[i];
}

This one works without knowledge of any other classes/libraries etc. It works for any data type. Just replace String with anything like int,double or char. It works quite efficiently.

Answer 65

In Haskell you can do something like that [a, b, c] ++ [d, e] to get [a, b, c, d, e]. These are Haskell lists concatenated but that'd very nice to see a similar operator in Java for arrays. Don't you think so ? That's elegant, simple, generic and it's not that difficult to implement.

If you want to, I suggest you to have a look at Alexander Hristov's work in his Hacking the OpenJDK compiler. He explains how to modify javac source to create a new operator. His example consists in defining a '**' operator where i ** j = Math.pow(i, j). One could take that example to implement an operator that concatenates two arrays of same type.

Once you do that, you are bound to your customized javac to compile your code but the generated bytecode will be understood by any JVM.

Of course, you can implement your own array concatenatation method at your source level, there are many examples on how to do it in the other answers !

There are so many useful operators that could be added, this one would be one of them.

Answer 66

Here is what worked for me:

String[] data=null;
String[] data2=null;
ArrayList<String> data1 = new ArrayList<String>();
for(int i=0; i<2;i++) {
   data2 = input.readLine().split(",");
   data1.addAll(Arrays.asList(data2));
   data= data1.toArray(new String[data1.size()]);
   }