changing chars by using integers in variables

char newChar;
int amount = 2;

newChar = 'A' + 2; // gives me C, which is great

newChar = 'A' + amount; // nothing, i get an error ???



The error:

Incompatible types:
Required: char
Found: int


how can I make this work?

Use casting

Code:

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newChar = ( char ) ( ( int ) 'a' + amount ) ;

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