import java.util.Scanner; public class ReadChar { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); String s1; char c; // Read in 1 character System.out.print("Enter a character: "); s1 = input.next(); // (1) read in a word c = s1.charAt(0); // (2) extract character System.out.println("c = " + c); } }