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Problem with changing character via multiplying

giblit (3750)
Why is it that everything works with characters except multiplication (well multiplication works if you divide first...but that's not what I want)
here is the code example:
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int main()
{
    char ch = 'B';
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct
    ch *= 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' * 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' * 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; // error with int
    ch = 'B' * 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' * 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' * 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; // error with int
    ch = 'B';
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' * 2 " << (int) ch * 2 << " Char of \'B\' * 2 " << char((int)ch * 2) << std::endl; /*correct but does not do what I want (edit the actual
    character)*/
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' * 2 " << (int) 'B' * 2 << " Char of \'B\' * 2 " << char((int)'B' * 2) << std::endl; /*correct but does not do what I want (edit the actual
    character)*/
    ch = 'B' * 2;
    ch /= 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' *2 / 2' " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' * 2 / 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; /*error with int because of the multiplication should be 66
    and char should be \'B\'*/
    ch = 'B';
    ch /= 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' / 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' / 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct
    ch *= 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' / 2 * 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' / 2 * 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct both multiplication and division work here
    ch = 'B';
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct
    ch += 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' + 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' + 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct
    ch -= 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' + 2 - 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' + 2 - 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct
    ch = 'B';
    ch -= 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' - 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' - 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct
    ch += 2;
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' - 2 + 2 " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' - 2 + 2 " << (char) ch << std::endl; //correct
    ch = 'B';
    std::cout << "Int of \'B\' " << (int) ch << " Char of \'B\' " << (char) ch << std::endl; //corect
}


output is this:

Int of 'B' 66 Char of 'B' B
Int of 'B' * 2 -124 Char of 'B' * 2 ä
Int of 'B' * 2 -124 Char of 'B' * 2 ä
Int of 'B' * 2 132 Char of 'B' * 2 ä
Int of 'B' * 2 132 Char of 'B' * 2 ä
Int of 'B' *2 / 2' -62 Char of 'B' * 2 / 2 ┬
Int of 'B' / 2 33 Char of 'B' / 2 !
Int of 'B' / 2 * 2 66 Char of 'B' / 2 * 2 B
Int of 'B' 66 Char of 'B' B
Int of 'B' + 2 68 Char of 'B' + 2 D
Int of 'B' + 2 - 2 66 Char of 'B' + 2 - 2 B
Int of 'B' - 2 64 Char of 'B' - 2 @
Int of 'B' - 2 + 2 66 Char of 'B' - 2 + 2 B
Int of 'B' 66 Char of 'B' B
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Peter87 (11178)
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std::cout << static_cast<int>(std::numeric_limits<char>::min()) << std::endl;
std::cout << static_cast<int>(std::numeric_limits<char>::max()) << std::endl;
 
-128
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giblit (3750)
Shouldn't it be -128 then and not -124
giblit (3750)
I guess I can try and make an object that will contain all of the unicode characters then use that instead of a character. I'll let you know how it goes.
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