cout char is a number

Hi all, I'm trying to print off a grid system in c++.

My problem is that whenever i try to add to the ascii number it prints off as a number instead of the letter/symbol

Here is a snippit of my code

Code:

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char start = 'a'

        if(j>=2){
            cout << (char)start+1;
            start++;
        }

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As you can see I'm tried casting, doesn't work.

In addition the start++ doesn't work.

Thank you in advanced.

:)

Try (char)(start + 1). Actually, it would be easier to just print start and let the start++ do its work for the next iteration.

Wait, there is no loop. So perhaps you should increment start before printing; I don't know what exactly you want to do.

Ah thank you. I figured why start++ wasn't working.

I needed to make start a static char.

Thank you anyway.