Java get the separate digits of an int number

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: split number in java
 */

import java.util.*;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

public class Lautturi {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int num = 1234;
		String number = String.valueOf(num);
		for(int i = 0; i < number.length(); i++) {
		    int j = Character.digit(number.charAt(i), 10);
		    System.out.println("digit: " + j);
		}
	}
}

output:

digit: 1
digit: 2
digit: 3
digit: 4