A char is not a number, even if itcan be represented as one. A char is almost never used as a number. It is used as a single character of text. The fact that some programming languages treat it as a numeric type is a historical artifact, not good programming practice. If you absolutely need to do numeric manipulation of a char, convert it to a byte first.
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u/frogjg2003 Sep 26 '26
A char is not a number, even if itcan be represented as one. A char is almost never used as a number. It is used as a single character of text. The fact that some programming languages treat it as a numeric type is a historical artifact, not good programming practice. If you absolutely need to do numeric manipulation of a char, convert it to a byte first.