'DIG' equivalent in other Languages?

[Art]

Hi Guys,
Just wondering if there's a way to do it in C or LUA, or any other language
for that matter.
Forgive me if it is off topic getting into another platform but the problem
is I am trying to convert BASIC code that uses this operator.

Now I have a number that is limited to three digits (max '999'),
and need to load each digit into seperate variables so they
can each be printed as seperate numbers that each range from 0 to 9.

Would the compiler divide it all down and throw away the remainders?
It seems a bit time consuming of the pic to do it that way.
Cheers, Art.