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DotnetSparrow
DotnetSparrow

Reputation: 27996

adding 48 to string number

I have a string in C# like this:

string only_number;

I assigned it a value = 40

When I check only_number[0], I get 52
When I check only_number[1], I get 48

why it is adding 48 to a character at current position? Please suggest

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1727

Answers (5)

Guffa
Guffa

Reputation: 700690

It's not adding 48 to the character. What you see is the character code, and the characters for digits start at 48 in Unicode:

'0' = 48
'1' = 49
'2' = 50
'3' = 51
'4' = 52
'5' = 53
'6' = 54
'7' = 55
'8' = 56
'9' = 57

A string is a range of char values, and each char value is a 16 bit integer basically representing a code point in the Unicode character set.

When you read from only_number[0] you get a char value that is '4', and the character code for that is 52. So, what you have done is reading a character from the string, and then converted that to an integer before you display it.

So:

char c = only_number[0];
Console.WriteLine(c); // displays 4

int n = (int)only_number[0]; // cast to integer
Console.WriteLine(n); // displays 52

int m = only_number[0]; // the cast is not needed, but the value is cast anyway
Console.WriteLine(m); // displays 52

Upvotes: 3

Nikhil Agrawal
Nikhil Agrawal

Reputation: 48580

String is basically char[]. So what you are seeing is ASCII value of char 4 and 0.

Proof: Diff between 4 and 0 = Diff between 52 and 48.

Since it is a string so you didn't assigned it 40. Instead you assigned it "40".

Upvotes: 8

Talha
Talha

Reputation: 19272

string is the array of chars, so, that;s why you recieved these results, it basicallly display the ASCII of '4' and '0'.

Upvotes: 1

Paddy
Paddy

Reputation: 33867

You are accessing this string and it is outputting the ASCII character codes for each of your two characters, '4' and '0' - please see here:

http://www.theasciicode.com.ar/ascii-control-characters/null-character-ascii-code-0.html

Upvotes: 2

jdehaan
jdehaan

Reputation: 19938

What you see is the ASCII code of '4' and '0'.

Upvotes: 4

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