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Thread: Use char[][] instead of string[].

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    Default Use char[][] instead of string[].

    Hello, is there a way to use char[][] instead of using the string[] type.

    String[] mylist1 = {"apple", "orange", "pear"};
    char[][] mylist2 = new char[4][128];

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    Default Re: Use char[][] instead of string[].

    If you want to use the word apple as char and not a string you have use ' ' and not " ".

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    Default Re: Use char[][] instead of string[].

    The String class has a method that will copy the contents of a String into a char array.
    Read the API doc.
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