Get the ascii value for a char, Ord equivalent in C++

Question

In delphi exist a function called Ord which Returns the ordinal value of an ordinal-type expression.

for example you can retrieve the Ascii value for a char in this way

Ord('A') return 65

Ord('a') return 97

in C++ which function i must use to get the ascii value for a Char.?

Answer 1

A simple int a = c; where c is a char should work.