datatype to store both char n int in an array

[luking4ans]

hi, wat datatype to use if i want to store both integers & char in an array? can i use String...and how to use String?

[gpraghuram]

hi, wat datatype to use if i want to store both integers & char in an array? can i use String...and how to use String?

You should go for a structure which contains the members char and int and use the structure array to store the values

raghuram

[weaknessforcats]

You won't be able to use String with integers or array members that are struct variables.

[Sreeramu]

I think you can use int data type to store both integer and character data type...
Eg:int data = 'A';

[weaknessforcats]

A char and an int are both integers. The char is 8 bytes and the int is at least 16 but may be more.

There are no character variables.

That means an int with 65 can be displayed as A just as well as a char with 65. It's just that functions with char arguments assume you want to see the A whereas functions with int arguments assume you want to see 65.

The syntax 'A' is an integer syntax. It tells the compiler to look up the value corresponding to A in the ASCII table and to use that value. In this case, 65.

[kooljay999]

Thanks... It worked for me ... i created a structure and its array as u told...
struct maze{int x;char y;};
void main ()
{maze a[10][10];

//to store in int part
cin>>a[0][0].x;
//to store in char part
cin>>a[0][0].y;

//to access int part
cout<<a[0][0].x;
//to access char part
cout<<a[0][0].y;


}