Convert.ToChar() method in C#

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Can any body tell me how this Convert.ToChar() method giving following result.

VB

Convert.ToChar('a'|'b'|'c')
 output 99 'c'
Convert.ToChar('a'|'b'|'d')
output 103 'g'

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Posted 20-Mar-13 18:29pm

Code_seeker_

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Mar-13 0:39am

Are you serious? What's the problem here?
—SA

Kuthuparakkal 21-Mar-13 0:52am

You can learn Operator (|) from msdn....

Code_seeker_ 21-Mar-13 0:56am

tx for your comments ,I know how these boolean operators will work..I am asking how this will work on above scenario..
do't show over smartness...

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Solution 1

No need to waste words on it. This is how it should be. What, never saw the operation of bitwise OR ('|') operator? Then read about it.

—SA

Posted 20-Mar-13 18:40pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Code_seeker_ 21-Mar-13 1:00am

is it ? I know OR operator, I don't know really how its working on above scenario .. Tell me how it works... if you are really that much smart as your talking...

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Mar-13 1:03am

Yes. I hope you don't need to get multiplication table explained. This is the same thing. 1 | 1 = 1 | 0 = 0 | 1 = 1, 0 | 0 = 0.
—SA

Code_seeker_ 21-Mar-13 1:08am

good joke buddy,don't explain me.. about or operator I already told you that I know.. Just explain about how it works on above scenario..

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Mar-13 1:12am

I did not try to joke with you. There is no a scenario. As soon as you read about |, you will see it. What Convert does? It acts line (char)intValue. Those characters are ORed as 16-bit integers (Unicode UTF-16LE values of their code point) casted to char.
What else?
—SA

Code_seeker_ 21-Mar-13 2:11am

-SA see above explanation...its very nice..

Solution 2

The | operator stands for a boolean OR.
In your code, the integer values for a, b and c are being converted to their equivalent booleann values and then 'ORed' together and thus you get the final value which is c or g.

Posted 20-Mar-13 18:46pm

Abhinav S

Updated 21-Mar-13 17:14pm

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Code_seeker_ 21-Mar-13 0:58am

tx abhinav..but I have little bit confusion on above scenario..

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Mar-13 1:12am

Sure, a 5. OP asks for more explanations; I have no idea what else to explain...
—SA

Abhinav S 21-Mar-13 1:50am

Thank you SA.

Joezer BH 21-Mar-13 3:54am

~~ORred~~ => ORed

Abhinav S 21-Mar-13 23:14pm

Thanks :).

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vinodkumarnie · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-20T19:47:00

The symbol '|' refers to [EDIT]~~Boolean~~ Integer bitwise "OR" (it is Boolean "OR" only if both operands are

bool)[/EDIT] operator...<br />
<br />
ASCII values for 'a' is 97, 'b' is 98, 'c' is 99 ....<br />
<br />
binary values for 97 is 01100001, 98 is 01100010, 99 is 01100011 ......<br />
<br />
Ex 1: 97 - 01100001 = a <br />
      98 - 01100010 = b<br />
-----------------------------<br />
      99 - 01100011 = c<br />
      99 - 01100011 = c<br />
------------------------------<br />
      99 - 01100011 = c = final answer<br />
<br />
Ex 2: 97 - 01100001 = a <br />
      98 - 01100010 = b<br />
-----------------------------<br />
      99 - 01100011 = c<br />
     100 - 01100100 = d<br />
------------------------------<br />
     103 - 01100111 = g - final answer<br />
<br />
refer below links for more info..<br />
<a href="http://numerical19.tripod.com/binary_code.htm">http://numerical19.tripod.com/binary_code.htm</a>[<a href="http://numerical19.tripod.com/binary_code.htm" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>]<br />
<a href="http://www.asciitable.com/">http://www.asciitable.com/</a>[<a href="http://www.asciitable.com/" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>]

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