Thread: converting int to char

I just want to convert an integer...say 8....to a char...which will be '8'.

int z = 5;
char e;
 
e = Character.forDigit(z,10);
 
//e should become '5'

This is really weird...when i use the debugger the value of e will be correct...other times it will be blank...is there another way to do this conversion?

It should always be correct. Make sure you're at a point while debugging that e is indeed '5' (or whatever character you want).

int z = 5;
char e; // e is nothing
 
e = Character.forDigit(z,10); // is is still nothing at beginning of this statement, becomes '5' at the end of this statement
System.out.println(e); // e is still '5'

Also, is your code taken from somewhere else? Perhaps the problem lies in where you're trying to use forDigit()?

I'm not going to throw my code up here...but I am re-initializing the same char variable multiple times.

The first time......e = Character.forDigit(z,10);....gets executed.....e is what it should be


The second time....e = Character.forDigit(z,10);.....gets executed....e simply becomes blank or ' '....doesn't make any sense...and this is the last part to finish the program.


I actually tried using another variable in replace of the second execution and it still doesnt work...it has me stumped.