Description
Extracts the first Unicode character of a string or converts an integer to a char.
Syntax
Char ( n )
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n |
A string that begins with the character you want, an integer you want to convert to a character, or a blob in which the first value is a string or integer. The rest of the contents of the string or blob is ignored. N can also be an Any variable containing a string, integer, or blob. |
Return value
Char.
Returns the first Unicode character of n. If n is null, Char returns null.
Examples
This example sets ls_S to an asterisk, the character corresponding to the ASCII value 42:
string ls_S ls_S = Char(42)
These statements generate delivery codes A to F for the values 1 through 6 of li_DeliveryNbr:
string ls_Delivery integer li_DeliveryNbr FOR li_DeliveryNbr = 1 to 6 ls_Delivery = Char(64 + li_DeliveryNbr) ... // Additional processing of ls_Delivery NEXT
See also
