[Java convert unicode from cmd to char]

Question

I have the following case :

java Myprog \u03b1

And I want to read alpha value(that unicode) in a char. How could I do this in Java?

Check Bozho's answer [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/2126394/1346996). — António Ribeiro, Feb 23 '16 at 14:59
It doesn't work because in the Bozho answer the string was in the form "\u03b1". THis is a string with only 1 char in unicode format. Your string instead is "\\u03b1" that is a string of 6 characters. Check my answer to know how to convert it — Davide Lorenzo MARINO, Feb 23 '16 at 15:05

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 23 '16 at 15:02

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You can read the string (without \u) as an integer in hexadecimal format. And convert it to char.

public class Myprog {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        char c = (char) Integer.parseInt(args[0].substring(2), 16 ); 
        // Use char as you like
    }
}

answered Feb 23 '16 at 15:02

Davide Lorenzo MARINO

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Thank you @Davide Lorenzo MARINO – penguina Feb 23 '16 at 15:05

[Java convert unicode from cmd to char]

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