Java: Converting String to List

There are many other reasons for wanting to convert a String to a List. For example, the length of the String needs to be defined. Such a restriction does not exist in an ArrayList.  

import java.util.*;

public class StringToList {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
       // initialize string array
       String[] w = {"convert", "string", "to", "list"};
       // convert to string array to list
       List<String> myList = Arrays.asList(w);  
       // add to ArrayList
       ArrayList al = new ArrayList(myList);
       // print the list contents
       System.out.println(al.toString());
   }  
}

Arrays.asList() is the function which actually converts String to List. The remainder of the code is show a working example.