char to string fails

[dave]

char[] ch = new char[1];

ch[0]="-";

FileStream fp=new FileStream("z:\\" + "math" + ch[0].ToString() +
"optpivot",FileMode.Open,FileAccess.Read);

Why does this fail with Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'char'
(CS0029) ?

Best

David

[Trey Walpole]

double quotes indicate string type, single quotes indicate char type
so try:

ch[0] = '-';

dave wrote:

char[] ch = new char[1];

ch[0]="-";

FileStream fp=new FileStream("z:\\" + "math" + ch[0].ToString() +
"optpivot",FileMode.Open,FileAccess.Read);

Why does this fail with Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'char'
(CS0029) ?

Best

David

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

David,

It's this line:

ch[0]="-";

It should be:

ch[0]='-';

Note the single quotes which are used to indicate a character literal.

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char[] ch = new char[1];

ch[0]="-";

FileStream fp=new FileStream("z:\\" + "math" + ch[0].ToString() +
"optpivot",FileMode.Open,FileAccess.Read);

Why does this fail with Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'char'
(CS0029) ?

Best

David

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As the exception message indicates, there is no implicit cast from string to
char.
Use this instead (with single quote marks):
ch[0]='-';
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"dave" wrote:

char[] ch = new char[1];

ch[0]="-";

FileStream fp=new FileStream("z:\\" + "math" + ch[0].ToString() +
"optpivot",FileMode.Open,FileAccess.Read);

Why does this fail with Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'char'
(CS0029) ?

Best

David