Check input character is alphabet, digit or special character

All characters whether alphabet, digit or special character have ASCII value. Input character from the user will determine if it’s Alphabet, Number or Special character.

ASCII value ranges-

  • For capital alphabets 65 – 90
  • For small alphabets 97 – 122
  • For digits 48 – 57

    • All other cases are Special Characters.

Examples :

Input : 8
Output : Digit

Input : E
Output : Alphabet


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// CPP program to find type of input character
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
  
void charCheck(char input_char)
{
    // CHECKING FOR ALPHABET
    if ((input_char >= 65 && input_char <= 90)
        || (input_char >= 97 && input_char <= 122))
        cout << " Alphabet ";
  
    // CHECKING FOR DIGITS
    else if (input_char >= 48 && input_char <= 57)
        cout << " Digit ";
  
    // OTHERWISE SPECIAL CHARACTER
    else
        cout << " Special Character ";
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    char input_char = '$';
    charCheck(input_char);
    return 0;
}

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// Java program to find type of input character 


import java.io.*; 


  


class GFG { 


  


    static void charCheck(char input_char) 


    { 


        // CHECKING FOR ALPHABET 


        if ((input_char >= 65 && input_char <= 90) 


            || (input_char >= 97 && input_char <= 122)) 


            System.out.println(" Alphabet "); 


  


        // CHECKING FOR DIGITS 


        else if (input_char >= 48 && input_char <= 57) 


            System.out.println(" Digit "); 


  


        // OTHERWISE SPECIAL CHARACTER 


        else


            System.out.println(" Special Character "); 


    } 


  


    // Driver Code 


    public static void main(String[] args) 


    { 


        char input_char = '$'; 


        charCheck(input_char); 


    } 


} 


  


// This code is contributed by vt_m. 



















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# python program to find type of  


# input character  


  


def charCheck(input_char):  


      


    # CHECKING FOR ALPHABET  


    if ((int(ord(input_char)) >= 65 and


        int(ord(input_char)) <= 90) or


        (int(ord(input_char)) >= 97 and


        int(ord(input_char)) <= 122)):  


        print( " Alphabet ")  


      


    # CHECKING FOR DIGITS  


    elif (int(ord(input_char)) >= 48 and


            int(ord(input_char)) <= 57):  


        print(" Digit ")  


  


    # OTHERWISE SPECIAL CHARACTER  


    else:  


        print(" Special Character ")  


  


# Driver Code  


input_char = '$'


charCheck(input_char)  


  


# This code is contributed by Sam007.  



















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// C# program to find type of 


// input character 


using System; 


  


class GFG { 


  


    // Function to check type 


    // of input character 


    static void charCheck(char input_char) 


    { 


        // Checking for Alphabet 


        if ((input_char >= 65 && input_char <= 90) 


            || (input_char >= 97 && input_char <= 122)) 


            Console.WriteLine(" Alphabet "); 


  


        // Checking for Digits 


        else if (input_char >= 48 && input_char <= 57) 


            Console.WriteLine(" Digit "); 


  


        // Otherwise Special Character 


        else


            Console.WriteLine("Special Character"); 


    } 


  


    // Driver Code 


    public static void Main() 


    { 


        char input_char = '$'; 


        charCheck(input_char); 


    } 


} 


  


// This code is contributed by vt_m. 



















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<?php  


// PHP program to find type  


// of input character  


  


function charCheck($input_char)  


{  


    // CHECKING FOR ALPHABET  


    if (($input_char >= 65 && $input_char <= 90)  


        || ($input_char >= 97 && $input_char <= 122))  


        echo " Alphabet ";  


      


    // CHECKING FOR DIGITS  


    else if ($input_char >= 48 &&  


            $input_char <= 57)  


    echo " Digit ";  


  


    // OTHERWISE SPECIAL CHARACTER  


    else                                    


    echo " Special Character ";  


}  


  


// Driver Code  


$input_char = '$';  


charCheck($input_char);  


  


// This code is contributed by Sam007  


?>  



















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