.codePointBefore()

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

Syntax

string.codePointBefore(index)

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• index (required): An int value that represents the Unicode value you want to retrieve for the element before the given index.

Example 1

Print the Unicode value of the first character, "H" at the first index:

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

    System.out.println(greeting.codePointBefore(1));
    // Output: 72
  }
}

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