In Java how does one turn a String into a char or a char into a String?

Question

Is there a way to turn a char into a String or a String with one letter into a char (like how you can turn an int into a double and a double into an int)? (please link to the relevant documentation if you can).

How do I go about finding something like this that I'm only vaguely aware of in the documentation?

Answer 1

char firstLetter = someString.charAt(0);
String oneLetter = String.valueOf(someChar);

You find the documentation by identifying the classes likely to be involved. Here, candidates are java.lang.String and java.lang.Character.

You should start by familiarizing yourself with:

• Primitive wrappers in java.lang
• Java Collection framework in java.util

It also helps to get introduced to the API more slowly through tutorials.

• Manipulating characters in a String

Answer 2

String.valueOf('X') will create you a String "X"

"X".charAt(0) will give you the character 'X'

Answer 3

I like to do something like this:

String oneLetter = "" + someChar;

Answer 4

String someString = "" + c;
char c = someString.charAt(0);