Java Char Example Program

Chapter: Data Types Last Updated: 28-03-2017 17:34:24 UTC

Program:

            /* ............... START ............... */
                
public class JavaCharExample {
	public static void main(String[] args) {

		char ch1 = 'a';
		char ch2 = 65; /* ASCII code of 'A' */

		System.out.println("Value of char variable ch1 is :" + ch1);
		System.out.println("Value of char variable ch2 is :" + ch2);
	}
}
                /* ............... END ............... */
        

Output

Value of char variable ch1 is :a
Value of char variable ch2 is :A

Notes:

• char is 16 bit type and used to represent Unicode characters.
• Range of char is 0 to 65,536.
• char <variable name> = <default value>;
• Java provides wrapper class Character for primitive data type char.
• The Character class offers different methods for manipulating characters.
• The Character class offers a number of useful class (i.e., static) methods for manipulating characters.

Tags

Java, Char

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