java.lang.Character forDigit(int digit, int radix)
Description
The radix argument is valid if it is greater than or equal to MIN_RADIX and less than or equal to MAX_RADIX. The digit argument is valid if 0 <= digit < radix.
If the digit is less than 10, then ‘0’ + digit is returned. Otherwise, the value ‘a’ + digit – 10 is returned.
The forDigit(int digit, int radix) method of Character class is static thus it should be accessed statically which means the we would be calling this method in this format:
Character.forDigit(int digit, int radix)
Non static method is usually called by just declaring method_name(argument) however in this case since the method is static, it should be called by appending the class name as suffix. We will be encountering a compilation problem if we call the java forDigit() method non statically.
Method Syntax
public static char forDigit(int digit, int radix)
Method Argument
| Data Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| int | digit | the number to convert to a character. |
| int | radix | the radix. |
Method Returns
The digit(char ch, int radix) method of Character class returns the numeric value represented by the character in the specified radix.
Compatibility
Requires Java 1.0 and up
Java Character forDigit(int digit, int radix) Example
Below is a simple java example on the usage of forDigit(int digit, int radix) method of Character class.
package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;
import java.util.Scanner;
/*
* This example source code demonstrates the use of
* forDigit(int digit, int radix) method of Character class.
*/
public class CharacterForDigitExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Ask for user input
System.out.print("Enter an input:");
// use scanner to get the user input
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
// get the user input
int digit = s.nextInt();
// ask for radix input
System.out.print("Enter the radix:");
// get the radix
int radix = s.nextInt();
// close the scanner object
s.close();
// get the character representation
// for a specific digit in the specified radix
char result = Character.forDigit(digit, radix);
// print the result
System.out.println("digit '" + digit + "' using radix "
+ radix + " character representation is " + result);
}
}
Sample Output
Below is the sample output when you run the above example.
