DelphiBasics Char Type Variable type holding a single character System unit

type : Char = #0..#255;

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. 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  Download this web site as a Windows program.

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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