# FIXME: Java's `char` are encoded on 16-bits whereas Nit's are on 8-bits.
	fun get_char_array(key: JavaString): Array[Char]
		import Array[Char], Array[Char].add in "Java" `{
		char[] java_array = self.getCharArray(key);
		NitObject nit_array = new_Array_of_Char();

		if (java_array == null) return nit_array;

		for(int i=0; i < java_array.length; ++i)
			Array_of_Char_add(nit_array, (int)java_array[i]);

		return nit_array;
	`}