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contracts...StringConversion.sol

pragma solidity >=0.4.22 <0.9.0;

contract StringConversion {

    function getStringElementAtIndex(uint index, string memory myString) public pure returns (byte){
            bytes memory stringToBytes = bytes(myString);
            return stringToBytes[index];
    }
}