Java Scanner read String and convert to char array

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Please enter elements...");
    char[] a = sc.next().toCharArray();
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    for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
      System.out.println(a[i]);
    
    sc.close();
  }
}