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Array getChar() Method in Java

Last Updated : 23 Nov, 2022

The java.lang.reflect.Array.getChar() is an inbuilt method in Java and is used to return the element present at a given index from the specified Array as a char. Syntax

Array.getChar(Object []array,int index)

Parameters : 

  • array : The object array whose index is to be returned.
  • index : The particular index of the given array. The element at 'index' in the given array is returned.

Return Type: This method returns the element of the array as char. Note: Typecast isn't necessary as the return type is char Exception: This method throws following exception

  • NullPointerException – when the array is null.
  • IllegalArgumentException – when the given object array is not an Array.
  • ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException – if the given index is not in the range of the size of the array.

Below programs illustrate the getChar() method of Array Class: Program 1

Output:
GfG

Program 2

Output:
Exception : java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Program 3

Output:
Exception : java.lang.NullPointerException

Program 4

Output:
Exception : java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument is not an array
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