How to convert/parse from String to char in java?

Question

How do I parse a String value in Java to a char type?

I know how to do it to int and double (for example Integer.parseInt("123")), Is there a class for Strings and Chars?

Answer 1

The simplest way to convert a String to a char is using charAt():

String stringAns="hello";
char charAns=stringAns.charAt(0);//Gives You 'h'
char charAns=stringAns.charAt(1);//Gives You 'e'
char charAns=stringAns.charAt(2);//Gives You 'l'
char charAns=stringAns.charAt(3);//Gives You 'l'
char charAns=stringAns.charAt(4);//Gives You 'o'
char charAns=stringAns.charAt(5);//Gives You:: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: 5

Here is a full script:

import java.util.Scanner;

class demo {
    String accNo,name,fatherName,motherName;
    int age;
    static double rate=0.25;
    static double balance=1000;
    Scanner scanString=new Scanner(System.in);
    Scanner scanNum=new Scanner(System.in);

    void input()
    {
        System.out.print("Account Number:");
        accNo=scanString.nextLine();
        System.out.print("Name:");
        name=scanString.nextLine();
        System.out.print("Father's Name:");
        fatherName=scanString.nextLine();
        System.out.print("Mother's Name:");
        motherName=scanString.nextLine();
        System.out.print("Age:");
        age=scanNum.nextInt();
        System.out.println();
    }

    void withdraw() {
        System.out.print("How Much:");
        double withdraw=scanNum.nextDouble();
        balance=balance-withdraw;
        if(balance<1000)
        {
            System.out.println("Invalid Data Entry\n Balance below Rs 1000 not allowed");
            System.exit(0);
        }       
    }

    void deposit() {
        System.out.print("How Much:");
        double deposit=scanNum.nextDouble();
        balance=balance+deposit;
    }

    void display() {
        System.out.println("Your  Balnce:Rs "+balance);
    }

    void oneYear() {
        System.out.println("After one year:");
        balance+=balance*rate*0.01;
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        demo d1=new demo();
        d1.input();
        d1.display();
        while(true) {//Withdraw/Deposit
            System.out.println("Withdraw/Deposit Press W/D:");
            String reply1= ((d1.scanString.nextLine()).toLowerCase()).trim();
            char reply=reply1.charAt(0);
            if(reply=='w') {
                d1.withdraw();
            }
            else if(reply=='d') {
                d1.deposit();
            }
            else {
                System.out.println("Invalid Entry");
            }
            //More Manipulation 
            System.out.println("Want More Manipulations: Y/N:");
            String manipulation1= ((d1.scanString.nextLine()).toLowerCase()).trim();

            char manipulation=manipulation1.charAt(0);
            System.out.println(manipulation);

            if(manipulation=='y') { }
            else if(manipulation=='n') {
                break;
            }
            else {
                System.out.println("Invalid Entry");
                break;
            }
        }   

        d1.oneYear();
        d1.display();   
    }
}

Answer 2

An Essay way :

public class CharToInt{  
public static void main(String[] poo){  
String ss="toyota";
for(int i=0;i<ss.length();i++)
  {
     char c = ss.charAt(i); 
    // int a=c;  
     System.out.println(c); } } 
} 

For Output see this link: Click here

Thanks :-)

Answer 3

If the string is 1 character long, just take that character. If the string is not 1 character long, it cannot be parsed into a character.

Answer 4

org.apache.commons.lang.StringEscapeUtils.(un)EscapeJava methods are probaby what you want

Answer from brainzzy not mine :

https://stackoverflow.com/a/8736043/1130448

Answer 5

You can simply use the toCharArray() to convert a string to char array:

    Scanner s=new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.print("Enter some String:");
    String str=s.nextLine();
    char a[]=str.toCharArray();

Answer 6

You can use the .charAt(int) function with Strings to retrieve the char value at any index. If you want to convert the String to a char array, try calling .toCharArray() on the String. If the string is 1 character long, just take that character by calling .charAt(0) (or .First() in C#).