from FORTRAN to C++

[driplet]

there is a intrinsic function, ichar(C), to convert character to a numerical value (ASCII?) in FORTRAN. Can any one tell me a similar function in C++?

[Nick Evan]

You don't need a function for that. Example:

char ch = 'a';
int i = ch;
cout << "Char " << ch << "  = ASCII: " << i << endl;

Regards Niek

[Ancient Dragon]

C and C++ languages really don't have a character data type -- char is readlly just a one-byte integer. Characters such as 'a', 'b', etc can be represented in char, int, or long because internally they are just integers and have an integer value. What you see as on the screen or on paper is just the representation of the letter and depends on the font that is used to print it.