get the ASCII value of a Character in java

/**
 * @author lautturi.com
 * Java example: find ascii value of a character in java
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

        char ch = 'a';
        // implicit conversion
        int ascii = ch;
        // cast char to int
        int asciicode = (int) ch;
        System.out.println(ascii);
        System.out.println(asciicode);

	}
}