7.27 CHAR — Character conversion function

Description:

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

Option:

f95, gnu

Class:

elemental function

Syntax:

C = CHAR(I[,KIND])

Arguments:

I	The type shall be INTEGER(*).
KIND	Optional scaler integer initialization expression.

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