char array to list not working...

Example code that works:

Java Code:

List<String> list = Arrays.asList(strDays);

My code that doesn't work:

Java Code:

List<char> list = Arrays.asList(userInputChars);

Error that I get:

Assignment6_2.java.java:45: error: unexpected type































































































































































































































































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1 error

The entire program (that works, except for the error above):

Java Code:

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;

class Assignment6_2 {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
                
                // receive user input and store as string 'userText'
                Scanner user_input = new Scanner(System.in);
                System.out.print("Enter some text:");
                
                // note: to store a string with spaces, you need to use .nextLine 
                String userText = user_input.nextLine();
                
                // display the number of characters of 'userText'
                System.out.println(userText + " has " + userText.length() + " characters (including spaces if any).");
                
                // create character array and set length based on length of 'userText'
                char[] userInputChars = new char [userText.length()];
                
                // for the length of the string 'userText'
                for (int counter = 0; counter < userInputChars.length; counter++) {
                        
                        //  store each character of 'userText' in the character array 'userInputChars'
                        userInputChars[counter] = userText.charAt(counter);
                        
                        // print each individual character of the array on its own line
                        System.out.println(userInputChars[counter]);
                        
                }
                
                // create a list from char array
                List<char> list = Arrays.asList(userInputChars);
                
        }
        
}

Thanks,

Joe