char to Character Java

In this post, I will be sharing how to convert char to Character in Java. The main difference between char and Character is that char is a primitive data type whereas Character is a wrapper class that wraps a value of the primitive type char in an object.

There are two ways to achieve our goal:

1. Using Character.valueOf() method
2. Using new keyword

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1. Using Character.valueOf() method

You can use Character's class valueOf() method to convert char to Character as shown below:

 public class CharToCharacter {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
      // Initializing char     
      char ch= 'a';
      // Converting char to Character
      Character ch2 = Character.valueOf(ch);   
      // Printing Character  
      System.out.println("Character is: " + ch2);
    }
}

Output:
Character is: a

2. Using new keyword

You can use new keyword to convert char to Character in Java as shown below:

 public class CharToCharacter2 {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
      // Initializing char     
      char ch= 'b';
      // Converting char to Character using new keyword
      Character ch2 = new Character(ch);   
      // Printing Character  
      System.out.println("Character is: " + ch2);
    }
}

Output:
Character is: b

That's all for today. Please mention in the comments in case you have any questions related to how to convert char to Character in Java.