Convert Char[] to String and Vice Versa

Today I was asked a question on the forums to convert a char array to string and vice versa. Here’s the code to do so:

C#

static void Main(string[] args)
{  
    char[] cArr = { 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'};
    // Convert char[] to string
    string str = new string(cArr);
    Console.WriteLine("char[] to string: {0}", str);

    // Convert string to char[]
    Console.WriteLine("string to char[]");
    char[] newArr = str.ToCharArray();
    for (int i = 0; i < newArr.Length; i++)
        Console.WriteLine(newArr[i]);
    Console.ReadLine();
}

VB.NET

Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
    Dim cArr() As Char = { "a"c, "b"c, "c"c, "d"c, "e"c, "f"c}
    ' Convert char[] to string
    Dim str As New String(cArr)
    Console.WriteLine("char[] to string: {0}", str)

    ' Convert string to char[]
    Console.WriteLine("string to char[]")
    Dim newArr() As Char = str.ToCharArray()
    For i As Integer = 0 To newArr.Length - 1
        Console.WriteLine(newArr(i))
    Next i
    Console.ReadLine()
End Sub

OUTPUT

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