public class StringArray { public static void main(final String[] args) { final String[] names = getNames(); for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) { if (names[i] != null) { System.out.println(names[i].charAt(0)); } } } public static String[] getNames() { final String[] names = new String[6]; names[0] = "Anushka"; names[1] = "Silky"; names[2] = "Farhin"; names[3] = "Pragati"; names[4] = "Ruchi"; return names; } }