Is it possible to take a string of one word and put each letter from that string into an element of an array?

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I'm just wondering if anyone could answer a question for me? Would it be possible to take a string variable of 8 letters and then put each letter into a char array?
For example:

  String str;
  str = "ABCDEFGH";

Would you be able to take this string variable and split it into an array of 8 characters?

Update:
char[] charArray = str.toCharArray();
will do it
Exactly same question, answered here:
Split string into array of character strings

The question you've linked to is asking for an array of Strings. Hence the weird answer. — keyser, Aug 02 '13 at 14:55
You can't edit an old question to become an entirely different question :p — keyser, Aug 13 '13 at 14:13

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:15

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How about:

String str = "ABCDEFGH"; 
char[] charArray = str.toCharArray();

Read the documentation for the String class.

answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:15

keyser

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okay thanks, didn't think it would be this simple – AndroidCB Aug 02 '13 at 14:40

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:19

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Yes you can, you can use toCharArray() method.

String str = "ABCDEFGH";
char[] array=str.toCharArray();

Please make sure that you read javadoc.

answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:19

Dulanga

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:22

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You already have a method in String class to do so.

String str = "ABCDEFGH";
char[] array=str.toCharArray();

answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:22

Ankit

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Fourth answer saying the exact same thing. Not even remotely necessary. – Michelle Aug 02 '13 at 14:25

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:14

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char[] arr=new char[8];
for(int i=0;i<str.length();i++)
{
arr[i]=str.charAt(i);
}

answered Aug 02 '13 at 14:14

Nizam

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Instead of a hard-coded `8`, you should use `str.length()` for the array declaration. Also mention that using the `toCharArray()` method of `String` is preferable. – kevinsa5 Aug 02 '13 at 14:26

Is it possible to take a string of one word and put each letter from that string into an element of an array?

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