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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.
| | Related commands | AnsiChar | | A character type guaranteed to be 8 bits in size | Chr | | Convert an integer into a character | Ord | | Provides the Ordinal value of an integer, character or enum | PChar | | A pointer to an Char value | String | | A data type that holds a string of characters | UpCase | | Convert a Char value to upper case | WideChar | | 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;
| Show full unit code | Letter G = G
#65 = A
Control character
Chr(66) = B
Char(67) = C |
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