convert string to char array in java

/**
 * @author lautturi.com
 * Java example: put string in char array in java / converting string to char array
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		String str = "hello lautturi java world!";

		char[] chArr = str.toCharArray();
		System.out.println("char array:"+Arrays.toString(chArr));
	}
}

output:

char array:[h, e, l, l, o,  , l, a, u, t, t, u, r, i,  , j, a, v, a,  , w, o, r, l, d, !]