Can I assign 2 values into a char variable?

Question

I'm wondering if I can compare a char with 2 values? I'm trying to make a loop that will repeat until some variable is equal to either A, a, B, b, C, or c. Is there any way to ignore the capitalization?

I tried the following code:

 final char choiceA = 'a'|'A';
 final char choiceB = 'b'|'B';
 final char choiceC = 'c'|'C';

When I tried it it works only when I put a, b or c. If I put a capital letter the loop keeps going on.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31335472/assigning-more-than-one-character-in-char similar with this — stephen, Oct 22 '19 at 01:06
Perhaps this will help: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10223176/how-to-compare-character-ignoring-case-in-primitive-types :) — Anil, Oct 22 '19 at 01:08
XY problem, I fixed the question to highlight OPs expectations instead of his attempted solution. — , Oct 22 '19 at 01:19

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 22 '19 at 01:21

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No. A character cannot be both lowercase and uppercase, but you can ignore case when you compare characters (by converting your input to upper/lower case). E.g.:

char c = Character.toLowerCase(choice);
switch (c) {
     case 'a':
       // choice is either 'a' or 'A'
     case 'b':
       // choice is either 'b' or 'B'
     case 'c':
       // choice is either 'c' or 'C'
}

edited Oct 22 '19 at 01:21

answered Oct 22 '19 at 01:14

Elliott Frisch

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what is the meaning of the // ... a? If I do toUpperCase wouldnt it ignore the lower case a and only accept A? – John Jaure Oct 22 '19 at 01:21
@JohnJaure see the edited content now. FWIW, this is a typical case for `switch`; also, AFAIR, the usual idiom is to convert to lowercase, not uppercase – Oct 22 '19 at 01:22
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The "//" is a comment. Can I suggest that you should be do a Java tutorial before you start trying to write code? It will save you a lot of hair-tearing. It is best to learn the capabilities of the Java language rather than guess them by experimenting with the syntax. – Stephen C Oct 22 '19 at 02:22

Can I assign 2 values into a char variable?

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