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/**
 * Convert an octal value to its corresponding ASCII value.
 * Convert from octal(base 8)->decimal(base 10)->character.
 * @author Xuan Ngo
 */
public class OctalToAscii
{
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    // Note: octal is base 8.
    String sOctal = "355";
 
    // Convert Octal(base8) to decimal(base 10).
    Integer iOctal = Integer.parseInt(sOctal, 8);
    System.out.println(iOctal); // Output: 237
 
    // Cast decimal to its corresponding ASCII value.
    char cOctal = (char)iOctal.intValue();
    System.out.println(cOctal); // Output í
  }
 
}