code: public Character getCharacter(int field)
     {
        Character result;
  
        if ((field < m_fields.length) && (m_fields[field].length() != 0))
        {
           result = Character.valueOf(m_fields[field].charAt(0));
        }
        else
        {
           result = null;
        }
  
        return (result);
     }
docs: Accessor method used to retrieve a char representing the
  contents of an individual field. If the field does not exist in the
  record, the default character is returned.
  
  @param field the index number of the field to be retrieved
  @return the value of the required field