Java Reflection - Field.getChar() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Class:

java.lang.reflect.Field

Method:

public char getChar(Object obj)
             throws IllegalArgumentException,
                    IllegalAccessException

Gets the value of a static or instance field of type char. The provided 'obj' is the object to extract the boolean value from (should be null for static fields).

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.field;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class GetCharExample {
    private char aChar = 'a';
    private static char aStaticChar = 'z';

    public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
        Field field = GetCharExample.class.getDeclaredField("aChar");
        char aChar = field.getChar(new GetCharExample());
        System.out.println(aChar);

        Field field2 = GetCharExample.class.getDeclaredField("aStaticChar");
        char aChar2 = field2.getChar(null);
        System.out.println(aChar2);
    }
}

Output

a
z

Java Reflection - Field.getChar() Examples

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