# Checking whether a string is alphabetical

It is easy to use the IS\_ALPHA routine along with a tJava component, to check whether the string is alphabetical:

```
System.out.println(StringHandling.IS_ALPHA("ab33cd"));
```

The check returns a boolean value.

![The result is "false" in the Run view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/Routines6_b.png)