Convert from List[Any] to Array[String] in Scala

Convert List[Any] to Array[String]

scala> val stringAry: Array[String]  = (List("a", 1) map (_.toString)).toArray
stringAry: Array[String] = Array(a, 1)

Create typeOf method to determine the type of each element in array

scala> def typeOf[T: Manifest](t: T): Manifest[T] = manifest[T]
typeOf: [T](t: T)(implicit evidence$1: Manifest[T])Manifest[T]

Print results

scala> stringAry.foreach( i => println(typeOf(i)) )
java.lang.String
java.lang.String

References

http://www.scala-lang.org/api/current/scala/reflect/Manifest.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3213510/what-is-a-manifest-in-scala-and-when-do-you-need-it

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