Java String Array without implicit size

hey people

I'm trying to get strings from a text inside a String array without implicit size

as if: cycle where method reads a line then stores into the array

List<String> readText(BufferedReader in) throws IOException {
  List<String> l = new ArrayList<String>();
  String s;
  while((s = in.readLine()) != null) l.add(s);
  return l;
}
Is this what you mean? Use (String[])l.toArray() if you really need an array for some reason.