What is the difference between char and Character in Java?

Question

I need to know what is the difference between char and Character in Java because when I was making a java program, the char worked while the Character didn\'t work.

Answer 1

char is a primitive type and Character is a class that acts as a wrapper for char.

The point of the Character class is so you can apply a range of methods to your char if needed.

More information here http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/characters.html