Converting integers to strings

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Okay, so I've done basic java programming before, and in java you can convert an integer to a string using the .toString() function.
Is there any arduino language equivalent? Here's the specific program I'm trying to write. The code works, but when I print out integers that I think I've converted to strings in the serial monitor, I don't get the number I intended to print. Instead, I get a completely different number. For example, if I input '1' the serial monitor will output 49. If I input '2' the serial monitor will output 50. If I input 'd' the serial monitor will output 100. Why?

int onPin; //pin that's currently on

void setup() {
// initialize serial communication:
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize the LED pins:
for (int thisPin = 11; thisPin < 14; thisPin++) {
pinMode(thisPin, OUTPUT);
}
}

void loop() {
// read the sensor:
if (Serial.available() > 0) {
int input = Serial.read();

digitalWrite(onPin, LOW);

if (input == '1') {digitalWrite(11, HIGH); onPin = 11;}
if (input == '2') {digitalWrite(12, HIGH); onPin = 12;}
if (input == '3') {digitalWrite(13, HIGH); onPin = 13;}
String output = String(input); //this is my attempt at converting an integer to a string
Serial.println(output); //when I print stuff out, I don't get the number I intend to get (when I print out 1, I get 49)

}

}

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eejdoowad:
Is there any arduino language equivalent?

See the itoa() function (see http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/PrintingNumbers)

Here's the specific program I'm trying to write. The code works, but when I print out integers that I think I've converted to strings in the serial monitor, I don't get the number I intended to print. Instead, I get a completely different number. For example, if I input '1' the serial monitor will output 49. If I input '2' the serial monitor will output 50. If I input 'd' the serial monitor will output 100. Why?

Looks like you're printing the ASCII value of the character, not the character itself. I assume you're using 1.0?

Try something like

Serial.write(output);

I hope this helps,

Brad.

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Or you can roll your own. Here's my routine to convert an unsigned int to a NUL-terminated string:

char *u2s(char *b,unsigned x)
{  unsigned t = x;                     /* Working copy of value to convert    */

   do ++b; while (t /= 10);            /* Find number of digits to be output  */
   *b = '\0';                          /* Output terminating NUL character    */
   do *--b = x % 10 | '0';             /* Output digits low-order first       */
      while (x /= 10);                 /* Until all digits are in the buffer  */
   return b;                           /* Return pointer to digit string      */
}                                      /*  end: i2s()                         */

It's less than a third the advertized size of the Arduino itoa() function, and is used the same way.

Edit: shortened code (to 158 bytes)