CastingChar

public class CastingChar
{
    public static void main(String[]args)
    {
        char letter ='8';
        int number=letter;

        System.out.println("Letter \'"+letter+"\' has a value of "+number);
        number = letter-48;
        System.out.println("Letter \'"+letter+"\' after being converted to a number value "+number);
        System.out.println();

        number=2;
        letter=(char)number;
        System.out.println("Number "+number+" in ASCII is "+letter);
        letter=(char)(number+48);
        System.out.println("Value "+number+" after being converted to letter is "+letter);
    }
}