# Ds\Collection::toArray

(PECL ds >= 1.0.0)

Ds\Collection::toArray — Converts the collection to an array

### Description

abstract public Ds\Collection::toArray ( ) : array

Converts the collection to an array.

> Note:

> Casting to an array is not supported yet.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

An array containing all the values in the same order as the collection.

### Examples

Example #1 Ds\Collection::toArray() example

`<?php
$collection = new \Ds\Vector([1, 2, 3]);
var_dump($collection->toArray());
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    array(3) {
      [0]=>
      int(1)
      [1]=>
      int(2)
      [2]=>
      int(3)
    }