JAVA : Find ASCII value of a character

Find ASCII value of a character

public class AsciiValue {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        char ch = 'a';
        int ascii = ch;
        // You can also cast char to int
        int castAscii = (int) ch;

        System.out.println("The ASCII value of " + ch + " is: " + ascii);
        System.out.println("The ASCII value of " + ch + " is: " + castAscii);
    }
}

When you run the program, the output will be:

The ASCII value of a is: 97
The ASCII value of a is: 97