java - Incompatible types when converting List to String array -

i seem getting error when trying convert list array, code

list text = loadfile(pathname); string[] converteddata = text.toarray(new string[text.size()]);

the error i'm getting is:

incompatible types: java.lang.object[] cannot converted java.lang.string[].

not sure why , if anymore information needed ill happy post, appreciated.

use generic list of strings:

list<string> text = loadfile(pathname); 

and make sure loadfile method returns list<string>.