Using a char variable in a array position

Using a char variable in a array position

• Mark Henneman

  I am not quite sure what you want to do, but you may convert a Char to a byte by means of:

  Byte = Asc(Char).

  Then you can use the byte as an index in the array.

  
  

• KevinKing

  Sorry my mistake. I forgot I was in the Visual Basic forum

  Thanks Carsten Kanstrup, I will give that a go.

  
  
  

• Patrice Calve

  stuart.marsh wrote:

  Is it possible to use a char variable to point to a position in an array For Example, <code> char position; std::cin >> position; char array[] = { 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' }; std::cout << array[ position ]; </code> I think I understand why it doesn't work. Its because a number in a char is not the same number, i.e. '1' = 49, '2' = 50, but is it possible to convert it to an integer

  Well, since this is a Visual Basic forum, it might be easier if you asked this in a C++ or C# forum. And my C++ coding is too rusty to be of any help to you. Try asking in the correct group and you will get your answer pretty fast.

  james

  aka;Trucker

  
  
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