title: Using chars into an int datatype
body: <p>Using C, One array with 5 memory spaces</p>
  
  <pre><code>int call[5]
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  <p>I'm trying to figure out how to use the first 3 spaces of the array to make a base-36 conversion (meaning 1K0 base-36 equals to 2040 in base-10), the other 2 spaces would be filled with data (probably more ints).</p>
  
  <p>However... does <strong>1K0</strong> look actually like an int? (to me K looks like a char and in theory, char should be enough -127 to 127 for the conversion using base-36)</p>
  
  <p>however what would happen if i try to do this using int instead of char?</p>
  
  <p>is there any alternative to use a base-36 conversion in the first array only mixed with ints for the rest of the spaces in memory</p>
  
  <p>does it matter? (since the array was declared int)</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: to be clear i just want to know if i can declare an int array and fill it with chars, and if i cant, how can i achieve this?</p>