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Date: 28 Mar 2004 13:40:21 -0800

Dear Group Members,

I need help. I need your help to figure out what I am doing wrong
about this (enclosed) juvenile code below:

public class ConvertCharacter
{
        public static void main(String [ ] args)
        {
                InputStreamReader k = new InputStreamReader( System.in) ;
                BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader (k);
                
                // tells user to enter characters from keyboard
                System.out.println("Please enter a character");
                String text = input.readLine(); // reads character input.
                
                // char c1, c2;
                
                char c1 = new Character(text).charValue(); // converts string input
to char type
                char c2 = new Character(text).charValue();
                
                System.out.print(c2); // prints characters in reversing other
                System.out.print(c1);
                System.out.println();
                
        }
        
}

Yes go ahead and laugh at me. This code is very basic and I do not
know how to figure it out. It's okey, I just want to learn more of
this stuff. Go ahead, I can take it.

The problem is how to convert the input string from the keyboard to a
char type.

This code refuses to compile. It is straight to the point, I think. I
am trying to read characters from the keyboard. I just do not know
what I am doing wrong in this code. I had written and compiled other
codes using this method.

Help me Java community. I come to you with all humility. Send me an
email at ciscoguru1@msn.com or just post your suggestions. Thanks in
advance for your help.

Sincerely,

John C.

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