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#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
  char first = 'A';
  char second = 'B';
  char last = 'Z';

  char number = 40;

  char ex1 = first + 2;             
  char ex2 = second - 1;            
  char ex3 = last + 2;              

  printf("Character values      %-5c%-5c%-5c", ex1, ex2, ex3);
  printf("\nNumerical equivalents %-5d%-5d%-5d", ex1, ex2, ex3);
  printf("\nThe number %d is the code for the character %c\n", number, number);
  return 0;
}

Character values      C    A    \
     Numerical equivalents 67   65   92
     The number 40 is the code for the character (




2.11.char
2.11.1.Characters and numbers
2.11.2.Data type char are stored internally as integers
2.11.3.Using type char
2.11.4.Define escape sequence in a char
2.11.5.Save Tab key into a char, you use an escape sequence
2.11.6.Escape sequences