---
name: "Coercions.array"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Coercions.array"
---

# Coercions.array(3kaya)

Unpack a string to characters.

## NAME

Coercions::array - Unpack a string to characters.

## SYNOPSIS

**\[Char\] array(** *String x* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**x** The String to unpack

## DESCRIPTION

Unpack a string to characters.

-

   s = "abcde";\
    cs = array(s);\
    // cs = \['a,'b','c','d','e'\]

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.