Java Convert char to int

We can convert char to int in java using various ways. If we direct assign char variable to int, it will return ASCII value of given character.

If char variable contains int value, we can get the int value by calling Character.getNumericValue(char) method. Alternatively, we can use String.valueOf(char) method.

1) Java char to int Example: Get ASCII value

Let’s see the simple code to convert char to int in java.

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Output:

97 49 

2) Java char to int Example: Character.getNumericValue()

Let's see the simple code to convert char to int in java using Character.getNumericValue(char) method which returns an integer value.

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Output:

1 

3) Java char to int Example: String.valueOf()

Let's see another example which returns integer value of specified char value using String.valueOf(char) method.

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Output:

1