swift functions to make new character arrays
//turns a string to array of characters
func toarray(input: String) ->[Character] {
var letters = [Character]()
for elem in input {
letters.append(elem)
}
return letters
}
//turns an array of characters to a string.
func tostring(input: [Character]) ->String {
var t = ""
for elem in input {
t += toString(elem)
}
return t
}