Char is Int : Character « Data Type « Java

1. Java
2. Data Type
3. Character

Char is Int

     

/*
 * Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/, 1996-2002. All rights
 * reserved. Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others. $Id: LICENSE,v 1.8
 * 2004/02/09 03:33:38 ian Exp $
 * 
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in
 * binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
 * conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
 * materials provided with the distribution.
 * 
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
 * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
 * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
 * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 * 
 * Java, the Duke mascot, and all variants of Sun's Java "steaming coffee cup"
 * logo are trademarks of Sun Microsystems. Sun's, and James Gosling's,
 * pioneering role in inventing and promulgating (and standardizing) the Java
 * language and environment is gratefully acknowledged.
 * 
 * The pioneering role of Dennis Ritchie and Bjarne Stroustrup, of AT&T, for
 * inventing predecessor languages C and C++ is also gratefully acknowledged.
 */

public class CharIsInt {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    char a = 'A';
    System.out.println("a is " + a);
    int i = a;
    System.out.println("i is " + i);
    char n = (char) -a;
    System.out.println("n is " + n);
    int z = n;
    System.out.println("z is " + z);
    // Now: is char signed or unsigned?
    // char neg = -1; // WON'T COMPILE
    // System.out.println("neg is " + neg);
  }
}

           
         
    
    
    
    
  

Related examples in the same category