| Description |
The Char type is a simple variable type used to hold a single character.
It can be assigned from a character constant, or an integer.
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| Notes |
It is not guaranteed to be 1 byte in size - use AnsiChar if this is what you want.
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| Related commands |
| AnsiChar |
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A character type guaranteed to be 8 bits in size |
| Chr |
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Convert an integer into a character |
| Ord |
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Provides the Ordinal value of an integer, character or enum |
| PChar |
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A pointer to an Char value |
| String |
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A data type that holds a string of characters |
| UpCase |
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Convert a Char value to upper case |
| WideChar |
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Variable type holding a single International character |
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| Example code : Different ways of assigning to and from a Char |
var
myChar : Char;
begin
myChar := 'G'; // Assign from a character constant
ShowMessage('Letter G = '+myChar);
myChar := #65; // Assign from an integer constant
ShowMessage('#65 = '+myChar);
myChar := ^I; // Assign from a control char - tab
ShowMessage('Control '+myChar+' character');
myChar := Chr(66); // Using Chr to convert a number
ShowMessage('Chr(66) = '+myChar);
myChar := Char(67); // Using Char as a standard cast
ShowMessage('Char(67) = '+myChar);
end;
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| Show full unit code |
Letter G = G
#65 = A
Control character
Chr(66) = B
Char(67) = C
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