private List<Character> asCharList(Object value) {
        char[] values = (char[]) value;
        List<Character> list = new ArrayList<Character>(values.length);
        for (char charValue : values) {
            list.add(charValue);
        }
        return list;
    }
private List < Character > asCharList ( Object value ) { char [ ] values = ( char [ ] ) value ; List < Character > list = new ArrayList < Character > ( values . length ) ; for ( char charValue : values ) { list . add ( charValue ) ; } return list ; }
Returns value as a Character List.

@param value array to convert.

@return value as a Character List.