Write a program in C to input a character from user and output its ascii value.

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Write a program in C to input a character from user and output its ascii value.

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Step 1

Following is the C program which takes input from user any character and display its ASCII value:

Approach:

  • define header file main function.
  • declare necessary variables.
  • take input from user.
  • print its ASCII value.

 

Step 2

Code:
#include <stdio.h>//header file
int main() {  
    //variable to hold character value
    char cha;
    //prompt user to input character
    printf("Enter any character: ");
    //take input
    scanf("%c", &cha);  
    // %d is used to displays the integer value of a character
    // %c is used to displays the actual character
    printf("ASCII value of %c = %d", cha, cha);
    
    return 0;
}

 

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