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How to convert Java String to char

In Java, a String can be converted into a char by using built-in methods of String class and own custom code. The following are the methods that will be used in this topic to convert string to char.

1. By Using charAt() Method

The charAt() method is a part of String class. This method is used to return the single character of the specified index. It must be noted that this method returns only a single character and in order to get multiple characters, looping should be used.

Example 1:

By using the charAt() method , the character at a specified index is returned from the given string charAt(0) returns the first character of the String.

public class StudyTonight
{  
	public static void main(String args[])
	{  
		String s = "studytonight";  
		char c = s.charAt(0);//returns s  
		System.out.println("1st character is: " +c);  
	}
} 


1st character is: s

Example 2:

Here, the entire string is converted into character using the loop.

public class StudyTonight
{  
	public static void main(String args[])
	{  
		String s = "mohit";    
		for(int i=0; i<s.length();i++)
		{  
			char c = s.charAt(i);  
			System.out.println("char at "+i+"th index is: "+c);  
		}   
	}
} 


char at 0th index is: m
char at 1th index is: o
char at 2th index is: h
char at 3th index is: i
char at 4th index is: t

2. By using the toCharArray() Method

The toCharArray() method is a part of String class. This method converts the String into a character array.

Example 3:

Here, the String is converted into a character array by using the toCharArray() method. See the example below.

public class StudyTonight
{  
	public static void main(String args[])
	{  
		String s = "mohit";    
		for(int i=0; i<s.length();i++)
		{  
			char[] c = s.toCharArray();   
			System.out.println("char at "+i+"th index is: "+c[i]);  
		}   
	}
} 


char at 0th index is: m
char at 1th index is: o
char at 2th index is: h
char at 3th index is: i
char at 4th index is: t



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