C# language uses char variable type to store values of type character. The C# compiler allocates 16 bits (2 bytes) to store a char variable, which is similar to the ushort type. The char variable type can store integer value types ranging from 0 to 65535. The following image shows the representation of such a variable.
You can assign values to char variables like this:
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char
letter =
'A';
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The second way of assigning a value to a char variable is casting an int type into a char type (converting one variable type into another variable type).
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char
c =
Convert.ToChar(65);
// ASCII value 65 equals to character A
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char variable type can only store one letter at a time. To store more characters, you have to declare a string, which we will explain later.
The concepts explained in this lesson are also shown visually as part of the following video:
