CHAR — Character conversion function

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

RESULT = CHAR(I [, KIND])

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

The return value is of type CHARACTER(1)



program test_char

    integer :: i = 74

    character(1) :: c

    c = char(i)

    print *, i, c ! returns 'J'

end program test_char

Name Argument Return type Standard
CHAR(I) INTEGER I CHARACTER(LEN=1) F77 and later

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

Fortran 77 and later

Elemental function

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

Name	Argument	Return type	Standard
`CHAR(I)`	`INTEGER I`	`CHARACTER(LEN=1)`	F77 and later