Java - Character Class isDigit() Method

Character class isDigit() method: Here, we are going to learn about the isDigit() method of Character class with its syntax and example. By Preeti Jain Last updated : March 17, 2024

Character class isDigit() method

isDigit() method is available in java.lang package.
isDigit() method is used to check whether the given char value is a digit or not.
isDigit() method does not throw an exception at the time of checking the given char value is a digit or not.

Syntax

public boolean isDigit(Char c);

Parameters

Char c – represents the char value to be checked.

Return Value

The return type of this method is boolean, it returns a boolean value based on the following cases,

It returns true, if the given char value is digit.
It returns false, if the given char value is not digit.

Example

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of boolean isDigit (Char c) method of Character class

public class IsDigitOfCharacterClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // It returns false because the passing 
        // character is not digit   
        boolean result1 = Character.isDigit('a');

        // It returns true because the passing 
        // character is a digit   
        boolean result2 = Character.isDigit('7');

        // Display values of result1 , result2
        System.out.println("Character.isDigit('a'): " + result1);
        System.out.println("Character.isDigit('7'): " + result2);
    }
}

Output

Character.isDigit('a'): false
Character.isDigit('7'): true

Java Tutorial

Java - Character isLetter() Method