Java Character charValue() method example

public char charValue()

The charValue() method of Character class returns the primitive char value represented by this object.

Requires Java 1.0 and up

Below is a simple java example on the usage of charValue() method of Character class.

package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;

/*
 * This example source code demonstrates the use of 
 * charValue() method of Character class.
 */

public class CharacterValueExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// instantiate a new Character object
		Character characterObject = new Character('c');

		// convert characterObject to char primitive
		char charPrimitive = characterObject.charValue();

		// print the result
		System.out.print("Character object " + characterObject
				+ " primitive value is " + charPrimitive);

	}

}

Below is the sample output when you run the above example.

• Java Character Class Tutorial
• Java Tutorial

• Oracle Java Documentation