Scala Char getType() method with example

The getType() method is utilized to return a value of type integer representing the character’s general category.

Method Definition: def getType: Int

Return Type: It returns an Integer.

Example: 1#

// Scala program of getType()
// method

// Creating object
object GfG
{

    // Main method
    def main(args:Array[String])
    {

        // Applying getType() method
        val result = 'B'.getType

        // Displays output
        println(result)

    }
}

Output:

1

Here, the category of ‘B’ is 1.
Example: 2#

// Scala program of getType()
// method

// Creating object
object GfG
{

    // Main method
    def main(args:Array[String])
    {

        // Applying getType() method
        val result = ('%').getType

        // Displays output
        println(result)

    }
}

Output:

24

Here, the category of ‘%’ is 24.