Java String codePointAt() Method
Example
Return the Unicode of the first character in a string (the Unicode value of "H" is 72):
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String myStr = "Hello";
int result = myStr.codePointAt(0);
System.out.println(result);
}
}
Definition and Usage
The codePointAt() method returns the Unicode
value of the character at the specified index in a string.
The index of the first character is 0, the second character is 1, and so on.
Syntax
public int codePointAt(int index)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| index | An int value, representing the index of the character to return |
Technical Details
| Returns: | An int value, representing the Unicode
value of
the character at the index |
|---|---|
| Throws: | IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index is negative or not less than the length of
the specified string |
| Java Version: | 1.5 |
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