Convert Char Array to String in Kotlin

In this tutorial, you shall learn how to convert a given character array to string in Kotlin, using String() constructor, with examples.

Kotlin Convert char array to string

To convert a character array to string in Kotlin, use String() constructor. String() constructor can take a Char Array as argument and return a new string formed with the characters in the given array.

Syntax

The syntax to call String() constructor with Char Array chars passed as argument is

String(chars)

Examples

1 Convert array of character a, p, p, l, e to a string

In the following example, we take an array of characters, and convert this character array to string using String().

Main.kt

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val chars = charArrayOf('a', 'p', 'p', 'l', 'e')
    val str = String(chars)
    println(str)
}

Output

apple

Conclusion

In this Kotlin Tutorial, we learned how to convert a Char Array to a String using String() constructor, with examples.