Characters In Java

Understanding Through Code

public class CharacterInJava {    	public static void main( String[] args ){    		char charVal1 = '1';  		char charVal2 = '2';  		char charVal3 = '3';    		System.out.println("charVal1: " +charVal1);  		System.out.println("charVal2: " +charVal2);  		System.out.println("charVal3: " +charVal3);    		char unicodeDollar = '\u0024';    		System.out.println("unicodeDollar: " +unicodeDollar);    		char c1 = 'a';  		char c2 = 'b';    		System.out.print(Character.toUpperCase(c1));  //Note print is used not println  		System.out.println(Character.toUpperCase(c2));      	}  }

Output

• charVal1: 1
• charVal2: 2
• charVal3: 3
• unicodeDollar: $
• AB

Notes

• In Java character variable can be assigned many characters.
• Character is a primitive type.
• Literals for character are wrapped in single quotes ‘ ‘
• You can assign character variable a unicode number.
• Character is the helper class that can be used on this primitive type.
• ln is for line feed. So System.out.print() does not give a line feed.