CHAR — Character conversion function#

CHAR(I[, KIND])#

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

Parameters:

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

Returns:

The return value is of type CHARACTER(1)

Standard:

Fortran 77 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = CHAR(I [, KIND])

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 for a discussion of converting between numerical values and formatted string representations.