How do I split a string into an array of characters in Java?

Question

I want a user to input a word like hello and I want to split the word into an array of individual characters, like ["h", "e", "l", "l", "o"].

I've already tried the String#split() method, but I don't know what argument to use to split each letter.

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 15 '15 at 20:16

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String s = "Hello";
char[] s_splitted = s.toCharArray();

Outputs an array with H as the first value, e as the second, etc.

answered Nov 15 '15 at 20:16

luanjot

The OP said he's trying to get a `String[]`, not a `char[]`. – azurefrog Nov 15 '15 at 20:17
Where does (s)he say that? – luanjot Nov 15 '15 at 20:18
Where he said `I want the outcome to be in an array like "h" "e" "l" "l" "o".`, A `char[]` would hold `'h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o'` instead. – azurefrog Nov 15 '15 at 20:19
Although this code may answer the question, it's best to add an explanation as well. – George Hilliard Nov 15 '15 at 20:21
He's also been trying to get `split()` to work, which [returns a `String[]`](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#split-java.lang.String-). – azurefrog Nov 15 '15 at 20:21

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