Split string into array [duplicate]

Answer 1

Use split method:

entry = prompt("Enter your name");
entryArray = entry.split("");

Refer String.prototype.split() for more info.

Answer 2

You can try this:

var entryArray = Array.prototype.slice.call(entry)

Answer 3

use var array = entry.split("");

Answer 4

var foo = 'somestring'; 

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// bad example https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6484670/how-do-i-split-a-string-into-an-array-of-characters/38901550#38901550

var arr = foo.split(''); 
console.log(arr); // ["s", "o", "m", "e", "s", "t", "r", "i", "n", "g"]

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// good example
var arr = Array.from(foo);
console.log(arr); // ["s", "o", "m", "e", "s", "t", "r", "i", "n", "g"]

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// best
var arr = [...foo]
console.log(arr); // ["s", "o", "m", "e", "s", "t", "r", "i", "n", "g"]