Determine if char value is in range of chars

Question

The objective is this:

Row 1: A-L
Row 2: M-Z

Write a program that takes as input a student\'s full name (first last) and prints out the

Answer 1

Something like this should work (not tested):

if((initial >= 'A' && initial <= 'L') || (initial >= 'a' && initial <= 'l')){
    // If letter is between 'A' and 'L' or 'a' and 'l'
    System.out.println(" This student can sit anywhere in row 1. ");
} else if((initial >= 'M' && initial <= 'Z') || (initial >= 'm' && initial <= 'z')){
    // If letter is between 'M' and 'Z' or 'm' and 'z'
    System.out.println(" This student can sit anywhere in row 2. ");
}

And if the input would be full name add this:

try{
    char initial = name.split(" ")[1].charAt(0);
} catch(Exception e){
   System.out.println("Invalid input!");
}

Answer 2

An easy solution would be to use the ascii value of the char.

int m = (int)'M';
name = name.toUpperCase();
int initial = (int)name.charAt(0);

if(initial < m)
{
    System.out.println(" This student can sit anywhere in row 1. ");
}
else
{
    System.out.println(" This student can sit anywhere in row 2. ");
}