characters

I would like to do this

char x = " ";
ie I want the char to contain a space but java thinks that it is a sting.
How do I get this to work.
Thank you steve

char x = ' ';

steve <stephen_j_rich@excite.com> wrote in message
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>
> I would like to do this
>
> char x = " ";
> ie I want the char to contain a space but java thinks that it is a sting.
> How do I get this to work.
> Thank you steve
>