public class JavaCharacterCompareExample1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
char firstValue = 'A';
char secondValue = 'B';
// compare the first char to the second
int compareOneTwo = Character.compare(firstValue, secondValue);
if (compareOneTwo> 0) {
System.out.println("First value is greater than second value");
}
else {
System.err.println("First value is less than second value.");
}
}
}
// OUT: First value is less than the second value.
If your input is a character and the characters you are checking against are mostly consecutive you could try this:
if ((symbol >= 'A' && symbol <= 'Z') || symbol == '?') {
// ...
}
don't forget to use single quotes('char') in stead of double quotes("String") like with String.