ascii values for alphabets in java code example

Example 1: how to get ascii value of string letter in java

char character = name.charAt(0); // This gives the character 'a'
int ascii = (int) character; // ascii is now 97.

Example 2: how to add a number to the ascii value of a char in java

char a = 97+1;
char b = 'a'+2;
r = (char)(1+5)