Convert char to int in C#

Question

I have a char in c#:

char foo = \'2\';

Now I want to get the 2 into an int. I find that Convert.ToInt32 returns the actual decimal value o

Answer 1

By default you use UNICODE so I suggest using faulty's method

int bar = int.Parse(foo.ToString());

Even though the numeric values under are the same for digits and basic Latin chars.