Longest Block in String

package com.company;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class LongestBlockInString {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        int currentCount = 1 ;
        int maxCount = 0 ;
        char maxChar = ' ';
        String string = scanner.nextLine();
        char[] chars = new char[string.length()];
        for(int i = 0 ; i < string.length(); i++) {
             chars[i] = string.charAt(i);
        }
        for (int i = 0 ; i < chars.length - 1; i++){
            if (chars[i] == chars[i+1]){
                currentCount++;
            }
            else currentCount = 1;
            if (currentCount > maxCount) {
                maxCount = currentCount;
                maxChar = chars[i];
            }
        }
        for (int i = 0 ; i < maxCount;i++) {
            System.out.print(maxChar);
        }
    }
}