Java Program to convert int type variables to char

Example 1: Java Program to Convert int to char

class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // create int variables
    int num1 = 80;
    int num2 = 81;

    // convert int to char
    // typecasting
    char a = (char)num1;
    char b = (char)num2;

    // print value
    System.out.println(a);    // P
    System.out.println(b);    // Q
  }
}

In the above example, we have int type variables num1 and num2. Notice the line,

char a = (char)num1;

Here, we are using typecasting to covert an int type variable into the char type variable. To learn more, visit Java Typecasting.

Note that the int values are treated as ASCII values. Hence, we get P for int value 80 and Q for int value 81. It is because the ASCII value of P and Q are 80 and 81 respectively.

Example 2: int to char by using forDigit()

We can also use the forDigit() method of the Character class to convert the int type variable into char type.

class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // create int variables
    int num1 = 1;
    int num2 = 13;

    // convert int to char
    // for value between 0-9
    char a = Character.forDigit(num1, 10);

    // for value between 0-9
    char b = Character.forDigit(num2, 16);

    // print value
    System.out.println(a);    // 1
    System.out.println(b);    // d
  }
}

Notice the expression,

char a = Character.forDigit(num1, 10);

We have used the forDigit() method converts the specified int value into char value.

Here, 10 and 16 are radix values for decimal and hexadecimal numbers respectively. That is, if the int value is between 0 to 9, we use 10 as radix value, if the int value is between 0 to 15, we use 16, and so on.

To learn more about the forDigit() method, visit Java Character.forDigit() (Official Oracle Documentation).

Example 3: int to char by adding '0'

In Java, we can also convert the integer into a character by adding the character '0' with it. For example,

class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // create int variables
    int num1 = 1;
    int num2 = 9;

    // convert int to char
    char a = (char)(num1 + '0');
    char b = (char)(num2 + '0');

    // print value
    System.out.println(a);    // 1
    System.out.println(b);    // 9
  }
}

In the above example, notice the line,

char a = (char)(num1 + '0');

Here, the character '0' is converted into ASCII value 48. The value 48 is added to the value of num1 (i.e. 1). The result 49 is the ASCII value of 1. Hence, we get the character '1' as the output.

Note: This is only applicable for int value 0 to 9.