ascii values of characters in java code example

Example 1: how to print ascii value in java

public class AsciiValue {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        char ch = 'a';
        int ascii = ch;
        // You can also cast char to int
        int castAscii = (int) ch;

        System.out.println("The ASCII value of " + ch + " is: " + ascii);
        System.out.println("The ASCII value of " + ch + " is: " + castAscii);
    }
}

Example 2: 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 3: 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)