char Datatype in Java

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• char data type is a single 16-bit Unicode character
• Minimum value is '\u0000' (or 0)
• Maximum value is '\uffff' (or 65,535 inclusive)
• Char data type is used to store any character
• Example: char letterA = 'A'

Program:

 public class CharDataType {

   public static void main(String []args) {
      // this is declaration and initialization of variable letterA
	  // datatype is char
	  char letterA = 'A';
	  // this is declaration and initialization of variable letterB
	  // datatype is char
      char letterB = '5';
      System.out.println(letterA); // it will print letterA variable
      System.out.println(letterB); // it will print letterB variable

   }
}

Output:

A
5
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Explanation:

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