How to (efficiently) convert int[] to Integer[]?

Question

Is there any direct way to convert int array to Integer array with out looping element by element.

Brute force way will be

int [] a = {1,2,3};
Integer [] b = new Integer[a.length];
for(i =0; i<a.length; i++)
    b[i]= i;

Is there any direct way with out traveling the entire array?

Answer 1

You've found the "only" way to do it using pure Java. I prefer to make the Integer construction explicit, via

int[] a = {1,2,3};
Integer[] b = new Integer[a.length];
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
    b[i] = Integer.valueOf(a[i]);
}

Note that Apache has some utilities in Apache Lang, which basically do the same thing; however, the call looks more like

Integer[] newArray = ArrayUtils.toObject(oldArray);

Of course, if you don't include the Apache libraries, you could write your own static function to make the code look pretty (if that's your concern).