code: public Character getCharacter(Class<?> aClass,String key,char defaultValue)
     {
  	   String results = getText(aClass,key, "");
  	   
  	   if(results.length() == 0)
  		   return Character.valueOf(defaultValue);
  	   else return Character.valueOf(results.charAt(0));//return first character
  	   
     }
docs: Get a Settings property as an c object.
  @param aClass the class the property is related to
  @param key the Settings name
  @param defaultValue the default value to return if the property does not exist
  @return the Settings character