How does the values of char converted into byte or short or int?

[satya mamillapalli]

char c = 'a';

short s =c;

value of s (if displaed) = 97. How this is derived..

Please Advise..

Satya
[ August 20, 2005: Message edited by: satya mamillapalli ]

[Santana Iyer]

char c='a';
short s=c; // will not compile

final char c='a';
short s = c; // this will compile as source is constant and in range of
// destination at compile time

now System.out.print(s); // 97 as 'a' its ASCII value is 97
char is stored as integer a number.