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Java String toCharArray() Method

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Example

Convert a string to a char array:

String myStr = "Hello";
char[] myArray = myStr.toCharArray();
System.out.println(myArray[0]);

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Definition and Usage

The toCharArray() method returns a new char array representing the contents of the string.

Syntax

public char[] toCharArray()

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