import java.util.Scanner; public class TestUppercaseToLowercase{ public static void main(String[] args){ Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Please input any uppercase letter: "); char letter = scan.next().charAt(0); char character = upperCaseToLowerCase(letter); System.out.print("You typed in: "+letter+". The lowercase equivalent is: "+character); } public static char upperCaseToLowerCase(char character){ int offset = (int)'A' - (int)'a'; character = (char)((int)character - offset); return character; } }