Convert a word into character array

Question

How do I convert a word into a character array?

Lets say i have the word \"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis\" yes this is a word ! I would like to take

Answer 1

You can use the Linq Aggregate function to do this:

"wordsto".ToLower().Aggregate(0, (running, c) => running + c - 97);

(This particular example assumes you want to treat upper- and lower-case identically.)

The subtraction of 97 translates the ASCII value of the letters such that 'a' is zero. (Obviously subtract 96 if you want 'a' to be 1.)