Java .codePointAt()

Returns the Unicode value at the given index in the string.

Syntax

string.codePointAt(int index)

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• index (required): Integer value that represents the index of the Unicode value you want to retrieve.

Example 1

Print the Unicode value of the first character in the string "Hi":

String greeting = "Hi";

System.out.println(greeting.codePointAt(0));
// Output: 72

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Example 2

Here’s a whole Java program that prints the Unicode value of the first character in the string "Hello World":

class FirstCharacterUnicodeValue {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String greeting = "Hello World";

    System.out.println(greeting.codePointAt(0));
    // Output: 72
  }
}

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