/*  CIS 790        kb21.java          PROF.  AUCIELLO

    type conversions.
    converting strings to chars to integers.
    do { } while (condition)
*/


class kb21
    
  { public static void main(String args[])
      { byte buff2[] = new byte[64];
        byte buffer[] = new byte[2056];
        char c;
        int  cdec;
        String charin;
        try
         {
         do { 
             //  NOTE.  THIS METHOD READS ENTIRE STRING INC.  LF  & CR.
             // 1st try:
             System.out.print  ("Enter Single Character (/ to exit) ");
             System.in.read(buff2, 0, 64);
             String str5 = new String(buff2,0);
             // System.out.println("Untrimmed Length of " + str5 + " = " + str5.length());
             String str6 = str5.trim();
             // System.out.println("Trimmed Length of " + str6 + " = " + str6.length());
             c           = str6.charAt(0);
             cdec        = (int) c;
             System.out.println(c + " = " + cdec);
             
 
             //System.out.print("Type a Single Character ");
             //c         = (char)System.in.read();
             //cdec  = (int) c;
             //System.out.println(c  + " = "  cded);
            }
         while (cdec != 47);

         }

        catch (Exception e)
           { String err = e.toString();
             System.out.println(err);
           } // end try-catch.


      } // end main procedure.
  } // end class