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  163  * and <em>Unicode code unit</em> is used for 16-bit
  164  * {@code char} values that are code units of the <em>UTF-16</em>
  165  * encoding. For more information on Unicode terminology, refer to the
  166  * <a href="http://www.unicode.org/glossary/">Unicode Glossary</a>.
  167  *
  168  * <p>This is a <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
  169  * class; programmers should treat instances that are
  170  * {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal} as interchangeable and should not
  171  * use instances for synchronization, or unpredictable behavior may
  172  * occur. For example, in a future release, synchronization may fail.
  173  *
  174  * @spec https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr27 Unicode 3.1.0
  175  * @author  Lee Boynton
  176  * @author  Guy Steele
  177  * @author  Akira Tanaka
  178  * @author  Martin Buchholz
  179  * @author  Ulf Zibis
  180  * @since   1.0
  181  */
  182 @jdk.internal.ValueBased
  183 public final
  184 class Character implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<Character>, Constable {
  185     /**
  186      * The minimum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  187      * The constant value of this field is the smallest value permitted
  188      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  189      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  190      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.
  191      *
  192      * @see     Character#digit(char, int)
  193      * @see     Character#forDigit(int, int)
  194      * @see     Integer#toString(int, int)
  195      * @see     Integer#valueOf(String)
  196      */
  197     public static final int MIN_RADIX = 2;
  198 
  199     /**
  200      * The maximum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  201      * The constant value of this field is the largest value permitted
  202      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  203      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  204      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.

  163  * and <em>Unicode code unit</em> is used for 16-bit
  164  * {@code char} values that are code units of the <em>UTF-16</em>
  165  * encoding. For more information on Unicode terminology, refer to the
  166  * <a href="http://www.unicode.org/glossary/">Unicode Glossary</a>.
  167  *
  168  * <p>This is a <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based</a>
  169  * class; programmers should treat instances that are
  170  * {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal} as interchangeable and should not
  171  * use instances for synchronization, or unpredictable behavior may
  172  * occur. For example, in a future release, synchronization may fail.
  173  *
  174  * @spec https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr27 Unicode 3.1.0
  175  * @author  Lee Boynton
  176  * @author  Guy Steele
  177  * @author  Akira Tanaka
  178  * @author  Martin Buchholz
  179  * @author  Ulf Zibis
  180  * @since   1.0
  181  */
  182 @jdk.internal.ValueBased
  183 public final class Character implements java.io.Serializable, Comparable<Character>, Constable {

  184     /**
  185      * The minimum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  186      * The constant value of this field is the smallest value permitted
  187      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  188      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  189      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.
  190      *
  191      * @see     Character#digit(char, int)
  192      * @see     Character#forDigit(int, int)
  193      * @see     Integer#toString(int, int)
  194      * @see     Integer#valueOf(String)
  195      */
  196     public static final int MIN_RADIX = 2;
  197 
  198     /**
  199      * The maximum radix available for conversion to and from strings.
  200      * The constant value of this field is the largest value permitted
  201      * for the radix argument in radix-conversion methods such as the
  202      * {@code digit} method, the {@code forDigit} method, and the
  203      * {@code toString} method of class {@code Integer}.
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