List<String> strings = Arrays.asList(new String[]{"one", "two", "three"});
This is a list view of the array, the list is partly unmodifiable, you can't add or delete elements. But the time complexity is O(1).
If you want a modifiable a List:
List<String> strings =
new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(new String[]{"one", "two", "three"}));
This will copy all elements from the source array into a new list (complexity: O(n))