[java] How to iterate through a String

How can I iterate through a string in Java?

I'm trying to use a foreach style for loop

for (char x : examplestring) {
    //action
}

Java Strings aren't character Iterable. You'll need:

for (int i = 0; i < examplestring.length(); i++) {
  char c = examplestring.charAt(i);
  ...
}

Awkward I know.

How about this

for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) { 
    System.out.println(str.substring(i, i + 1)); 
} 

Using Guava (r07) you can do this:

for(char c : Lists.charactersOf(someString)) { ... }

This has the convenience of using foreach while not copying the string to a new array. Lists.charactersOf returns a view of the string as a List.