getting input from user(character) converting to binary

how would i get a input from user (enter a character), enter 2nd character and convert them to binary then check the haming distance between them

Someone asked this very question earlier. You should search for it.

don't know what the heck a haming distance is, but I think the fact that char's are also their corresponding ASCII code might help you.

char a = 'a';
char a = 97; // same thing

...

char b;
scanf("%c",&b);
// do whatever to b, b is a number from 0 to 255

im trying to get a character from user (it can be a or b or a number).... then convert it to binary i can do the hamming i just cant figure out the way to get the input and convert it to the binary

Originally Posted by tabstop

Someone asked this very question earlier. You should search for it.

couldnt able to find irt