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+class Main {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+    // declare a variable
+    char c = 'a';
+
+    // checks if c is an alphabet
+    if (Character.isAlphabetic(c)) {
+      System.out.println(c + " is an alphabet.");
+    }
+    else {
+      System.out.println(c + " is not an alphabet.");
+    }
+  }
+}