ClassCastException when converting generic lists to arrays in Java

TestMenge.java

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedList;

public class TestMenge {
  LinkedList<String> StringList = new LinkedList<>();

  public String[] getElements() {
    return (String[]) StringList.toArray();
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(Runtime.version().toString());
    System.out.flush();

    TestMenge test = new TestMenge();
    String[] StringArray = test.getElements();
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(StringArray));
  }
}