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8.59 CHAR — Character conversion function ¶

Description:

CHAR(I [, KIND]) returns the character represented by the integer I.

Standard:

Fortran 77 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = CHAR(I [, KIND])

Arguments:

I	The type shall be INTEGER.
KIND	(Optional) An INTEGER initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:

The return value is of type CHARACTER(1)

Example:

program test_char
    integer :: i = 74
    character(1) :: c
    c = char(i)
    print *, i, c ! returns 'J'
end program test_char

Specific names:

Name	Argument	Return type	Standard
CHAR(I)	INTEGER I	CHARACTER(LEN=1)	Fortran 77 and later

Note:

See ICHAR — Character-to-integer conversion function for a discussion of converting between numerical values and formatted string representations.

See also:

ACHAR — Character in ASCII collating sequence, IACHAR — Code in ASCII collating sequence, ICHAR — Character-to-integer conversion function