Range of char in java

Question

The following line of Java code produce error.
Even though datatypes in java are signed?

    char c = -128;  

Answer 1

Char is the one data type that isn't signed in java. Its a 16 bit unsigned integer.

Answer 2

Straight from the Oracle tutorial for Java datatypes.

char: The char data type is a single 16-bit Unicode character. It has a minimum value of '\u0000' (or 0) and a maximum value of '\uffff' (or 65,535 inclusive).