How can you get the first digit in an int (C#)?

Question

In C#, what\'s the best way to get the 1st digit in an int? The method I came up with is to turn the int into a string, find the 1st char of the string, then turn it back to

Answer 1

Check this one too:

int get1digit(Int64 myVal)
{
    string q12 = myVal.ToString()[0].ToString();
    int i = int.Parse(q12);
    return i;
}

Also good if you want multiple numbers:

int get3digit(Int64 myVal) //Int64 or whatever numerical data you have
{
    char mg1 = myVal.ToString()[0];
    char mg2 = myVal.ToString()[1];
    char mg3 = myVal.ToString()[2];
    char[] chars = { mg1, mg2, mg3 };
    string q12= new string(chars);
    int i = int.Parse(q12);
    return i;
}