code: public char getChar(String name, char defaultValue) {
          return getProps().getProperty(name, String.valueOf(defaultValue)).charAt(0);
      }
docs: Get the char value of the <code>name</code> property, <code>null</code> if
  no such property exists.
  
  Values are processed for <a href="#VariableExpansion">variable expansion</a>
  before being returned.
  
  @param name the property name.
  @return the value of the <code>name</code> property,
  or null if no such property exists.