char

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This function is used by Ignition's Expression language.

Description

Takes a Unicode character code (as an integer), and returns the Unicode character as a string.

Note: This function can work for ASCII conversions as well, since Unicode and ASCII character codes match for all ASCII characters.

Syntax

char(number)

Integer code - The character code for a Unicode character.

String - The corresponding Unicode character, as a one-character string.

Examples

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char(88) //Returns "X".

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char(425) //Returns "?".

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char(-1) //Returns Error_Expression Eval.