Java Character getType(char ch) Method

The getType(char ch) method of Character class returns a value which indicates the general category of the character. This method is not used for the supplementary characters. We can use the getType(int codePoint) method to support all the Unicode characters including the supplementary.

Syntax

Parameter

ch: The character which needs to be tested.

Return Value

This method returns a value which is of the type int representing the general category of the character.

Example 1

public class JavaCharactergetTypeExample1 {
	 public static void main(String args[])
	 {
	  System.out.println("The integer value for the character 2 is given as:");  	 
	  System.out.println( Character.getType('2'));
	  System.out.println("The integer value for the character { is given as:");  	
	  System.out.println( Character.getType('{'));  	  
	  System.out.println("The integer value for the character * is given as:");  	
	  System.out.println( Character.getType('*')); 
 	  System.out.println("The integer value for the character @ is given as:");  	
	  System.out.println( Character.getType('@'));     
	  System.out.println("The integer value for the character $ is given as:");  	
	  System.out.println( Character.getType('$'));  
	 }
	}

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Output:

The integer value for the character 2 is given as:
9
The integer value for the character { is given as:
21
The integer value for the character * is given as:
24
The integer value for the character @ is given as:
24
The integer value for the character $ is given as:
26

Example 2

import java.util.Scanner;
  public class JavaCharactergetTypeExample2 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
	  // Ask the user for the input;
 System.out.print("Enter the first input of your choice:");
       // Use Scanner to get the input.
	Scanner obj1 = new Scanner(System.in);
	char[] value1 = obj1.nextLine().toCharArray();
	// Get a value which indicates the general category of the character.
	for (char ch1 : value1) {
	int result1 = Character.getType(ch1);			
System.out.println("The general category for the character " + ch1 + " is given as: " + result1);	
			
System.out.print("Enter the second input of your choice:");
	Scanner obj2 = new Scanner(System.in);
	char[] value2 = obj2.nextLine().toCharArray();
	for (char ch2 : value2) {
       int result2 = Character.getType(ch2);			
System.out.println("The general category for the character " + ch2 + " is given as: " + result2);		
		   }
	    }
     }
  }

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Output:

Enter the first input of your choice:{
The general category for the character { is given as: 21
Enter the second input of your choice:&
The general category for the character & is given as: 24

Example 3

public class JavaCharactergetTypeExample3 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
      // Create two character primitives: ch1 and ch2
	      char ch1, ch2, ch3;
	  // Assign the values to ch1, ch2 and ch3.
	      ch1 = '1';
	      ch2 = '!';
	      ch3 = ')';
      // Create three int primitives: obj1, obj2
	      int obj1, obj2,obj3;

	   // Assign the getType values of ch1 and ch2 to i1 and i2 respectively.
	      obj1 = Character.getType(ch1);
	      obj2 = Character.getType(ch2);
	      obj3 = Character.getType(ch3);
	      String str1 = "The general category of character " + ch1 + " is: " + obj1;
	      String str2 = "The general category of character " + ch2 + " is: " + obj2;
	      String str3 = "The general category of character " + ch3 + " is: " + obj3;
	      System.out.println( str1 );
	      System.out.println( str2 );
	      System.out.println( str3 );
	   }
	}

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Output:

The general category of character 1 is: 9
The general category of character ! is: 24
The general category of character ) is: 22

Java Character getType(int codePoint) Method

The getType(int codePoint) method of Character class generally returns the value which indicates the general category of the character.

Syntax

Parameter

codePoint: The character(Unicode codePoint) which needs to be tested.

Return Value

The getType(int codePoint) method returns the integer type value that represents the general category of the character.

Example 4

public class JavaCharactergetType_Example1 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		//Iinitialize two codepoint.
		int cp1 = 88;
		int cp2 = 110;
	    // Convert the codepoints into char.
		char ch1 = (char) cp1;
		char ch2 = (char) cp2;
		// Get the result.
		int result1 = Character.getType(cp1);
		int result2 = Character.getType(cp2);
		// Print the result
		System.err.println("The general category for the character " + ch1 + " is given as: " + result1);
		System.err.println("The general category for the character " + ch2 + " is given as: " + result2);
	}
}

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Output:

The general category for the character X is given as: 1
The general category for the character n is given as: 2

Example 5

public class JavaCharactergetType_Example2 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {	 
         // Create two int primitives: cp1 and cp2
	     int cp1, cp2;
	 // Assign the values to cp1 and cp2 respectively.
	     cp1 = 34;
	     cp2 = 100;
       // create two int primitives i1 and i2
	     int i1, i2;
	// Assign THE getType values of cp1 and cp2 to i1 and i2 respectively.
	     i1 = Character.getType(cp1);
	     i2 = Character.getType(cp2);	      
String str1 = "The general category of the first character"+ " is given as: "+ i1;
String str2 = "The general category of the second character is given as: "+ i2;
	 // Print the values of i1 and i2.
		 System.err.println( str1 );
		 System.err.println( str2 );
		   }
		}

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Output:

The general category of the first character is given as: 24
The general category of the second character is given as: 2

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