How do I convert an int to a char?

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How do I convert an int to a char?

eg.

int value = 65; // ascii for 'A'
char c = (char) value;

Following code demonstrates this. It prints out an ascii table of printable characters.

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Note that you may lose information converting a integer (four bytes) to
a character (two bytes):

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Author of answer: Joris Van den Bogaert

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