Java Characters
In Java, characters are represented using the primitive data type **char**. Characters are used to represent single Unicode characters, including letters, digits, punctuation marks, symbols, and control characters. The **char** data type is a 16-bit unsigned integer, capable of representing characters from the Unicode character set, which encompasses characters from various languages and scripts worldwide. In addition to the **char** data type, Java also provides the **Character** class in the **java.lang** package, which wraps primitive **char** values and provides utility methods for working with characters as objects. This includes methods for converting characters between uppercase and lowercase, testing character types (such as alphabetic, digit, whitespace), and performing Unicode-related operations. Understanding how to work with characters effectively is essential for tasks such as text processing, string manipulation, and internationalization in Java applications.