Casting an int value into a char

[kurtulas]

Hi all;
This is my first post here. Been working with java for over a year now so im pretty new but ill help others where i can. Here is my first question.
I have a method that creates a random number (so the number is never known until the method runs), i have been trying for days to cast this number into a char. I have written various ways but after succesful compiling i still get a number rather than a char. Any help please???

[Leprechaun]

I don't know if you can directly cast an int to a char but, if the range of your numbers is small, you could just use a switch statement and another method to get the char you want... like this:

Quote:

switch (x) { //x is the int
case 1: return ('a');
case 2: return ('b');
}

[jimm1]

Its very easy:
char c = 112; (Or whatever number you want)

OR

char c = (char)112;

System.out.println(c);

The output will be 'p';