How do I return the ASCII value of a char variable?

Question

I understand that char stores a single character as an ASCII value. Is there an easy way in C++ to return the ASCII value of a char variable instead of the letter itself, as in:

main()
char someLetter;
cout << "Enter a letter--> ";
cin someLetter;
cout << "The ASCII value of the letter you typed is " << ???;
return(0);

Answer 1

char c;
cin>>c;
cout<<static_cast<int>(c);

Answer 2

Don't works for Unicode i think but they arent ascii

Answer 3

Excellant! Exactly what I was looking for, thank you.

Answer 4

Can char hold non-ascii unicode characters?