import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
 
public class Letters extends Applet
{
 
 
	public void paint(Graphics g)
	{
	   boolean result;
		char letter;
		letter = '#';
	   result = isAlpha(letter);
	   g.drawString("The character '"+letter+"'",50,50);
	   if (result = true)
	   	g.drawString("is an alphabetic letter.",50,70);
		if (result = false)
			g.drawString("is NOT an alphabetic letter.",50,70);
	   	   		   
	}
		
	public boolean isAlpha(char input) {
		if ((input >= 'a')&&(input <= 'z')) 
			return true;
		if ((input >= 'A')&&(input <= 'Z'))
			return true;
		return false;	
	}
}	

public class Letters 
{	
   public static void main( String args[] )	
   {	   
     boolean result;		
     char letter;		
     letter = '=';	  
		
     Letters l = new Letters();
		
     result = l.isAlpha(letter);	   
		
     if (result == true)  // This is where you went wrong	   	
     {
	System.out.println( " It is an alphabetic letter." );
     }
     else
     {
	System.out.println(  " It is NOT an alphabetic letter." );
     }			
   }
	
   public boolean isAlpha(char input) 
   {		
     if ( ( input >=  'a' ) && ( input <= 'z' ) || ( input >=  'A' ) && ( input <= 'Z' ) )
     {
        return true;
     }		
 
     return false;		
   }
}