Convert element in string array to character

Question

given an array String [] stringtest= new String[]{"dog","bark","1","m"};

how could I store the fourth element as a character? The reason being that I need to compare the last element to a character inside an if statement.

I need if(stringtest[3]=='m') to work

Answer 1

you can convert string to char array

char[] ch= stringtest[3].toCharArray();
if(ch[0]=='m')

or you can use charAt method

if(stringtest[3].charAt(0)=='m')

Answer 2

you can use toCharArray() method of string

this would work, although not clear why you want it like that

if( stringtest[3].toCharArray()[0] == 'm')