Java - convert string to character array

In this article, we would like to show you how to convert a string to a character array in Java.

Practical example

The following example shows how to obtain a character array from a String instance using the toCharArray() method.

public class StringExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String sampleString = "This is your text...";
        char[] charArray = sampleString.toCharArray();

        System.out.println( charArray ); // This is your text...

        System.out.println( sampleString.getClass() ); // class java.lang.String
        System.out.println(    charArray.getClass() ); // class [C
    }
}

Output: 

This is your text...
class java.lang.String
class [C