Thread: getting input from user(character) converting to binary

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    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

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

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    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

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by tabstop View Post
    Someone asked this very question earlier. You should search for it.
    couldnt able to find irt

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