To check whether entered character is lower case, upper case, numeric or symbol using if-else only

To check whether entered character is lower case, upper case, numeric or symbol using if-else only

class P8
{
    public static void main(String args[ ])
    {
        char c ;

        try
        {
            System.out.print("Enter any character :");
            c = (char)System.in.read( );

            if ((c >= 'a') && (c <= 'z'))
                System.out.print("The character is lower case.\n");
                 else if ((c >= 'A') && (c <= 'Z'))
                    System.out.print("The character is upper case.\n");
                else if ((c >= '0') && (c <= '9'))
                    System.out.print("The character is numeric.\n");
                      else
                      System.out.print("The character is a symbol.\n");
        }

        catch(Exception e)
                {
                                 System.out.println("I/O Error"); 
                }

    }
}