Read array of chars from space separated values

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: Read array of characters from space separated string in java
 */

import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import java.util.stream.Stream;

public class Lautturi {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String str = "j a v a w o r d";
		Stream<String> stream = Arrays.stream(str.split(" "));
		List<Character> collect = stream.map(a -> a.charAt(0)).collect(Collectors.toList());
		System.out.println(collect);
	}
}

output:

[j, a, v, a, w, o, r, d]