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Java - Characters

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Escape Sequences:

Escape SequenceDescription
\tInserts a tab in the text at this point.
\bInserts a backspace in the text at this point.
\nInserts a newline in the text at this point.
\rInserts a carriage return in the text at this point.
\fInserts a form feed in the text at this point.
\'Inserts a single quote character in the text at this point.
\"Inserts a double quote character in the text at this point.
\\Inserts a backslash character in the text at this point.

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Character Methods:

SNMethods with Description
1isLetter()
Determines whether the specified char value is a letter.
2isDigit()
Determines whether the specified char value is a digit.
3isWhitespace()
Determines whether the specified char value is white space.
4isUpperCase()
Determines whether the specified char value is uppercase.
5isLowerCase()
Determines whether the specified char value is lowercase.
6toUpperCase()
Returns the uppercase form of the specified char value.
7toLowerCase()
Returns the lowercase form of the specified char value.
8toString()
Returns a String object representing the specified character valuethat is, a one-character string.

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Example:

char ch = 'a';

// Unicode for uppercase Greek omega character
char uniChar = '\u039A'; 

// an array of chars
char[] charArray ={ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e' }; 

Character ch = new Character('a');

Example:

// Here following primitive char 'a'
// is boxed into the Character object ch
Character ch = 'a';

// Here primitive 'x' is boxed for method test,
// return is unboxed to char 'c'
char c = test('x');

Example:

public class Test {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      System.out.println("She said \"Hello!\" to me.");
   }
}

She said "Hello!" to me.