Chr
Returns a string of characters from one or more ASCII integer values
Syntax
`
Declare Function Chr ( ByVal ch As Integer [, ... ] ) As String
`
Usage
`
result = Chr[$]( ch0 [, ch1 ... chN ] )
`
Parameters
`ch`
The ASCII integer value of a character (up to 32 characters).
Return Value
Returns a string containing the character(s).
Description
`Chr` returns a string containing the character(s) represented by the ASCII values passed to it.
When `Chr` is used with numerical constants or literals, the result is evaluated at compile-time, so it can be used in variable initializers.
`Asc` performs the opposite function, returning the ASCII code of a character represented by a string.
Example
`
Print "the character represented by";
Print " the ASCII code of 97 is: "; Chr(97)
Print Chr(97, 98, 99) ' prints abc
' s initially has the value "abc"
Dim s As String = Chr(97, 98, 99)
Print s
`
Dialect Differences

- The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).

Differences from QB

- FreeBASIC accepts multiple integer values as arguments, QB accepted only one.
- FreeBASIC evaluates the CHR function at compile time when used with constants or literals.

See also

- ASCII Character Codes
- `WChr`
- `Asc`
- `Str`
- `Val`