Chr

Converts a numeric value to a UCS-2 character.

Returns

A character with the specified UCS-2 character code.

Function syntax

Chr(number)

History

ColdFusion MX: Changed Unicode support: ColdFusion supports the Java UCS-2 representation of Unicode characters, up to a value of 65535. (Earlier releases supported 1-255.)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
number	A value (a number in the range 0 to 65535, inclusive)

Usage

The values 0 - 31 are standard, nonprintable codes. For example:

Chr(10) returns a linefeed character
Chr(13) returns a carriage return character
The two-character string Chr(13) & Chr(10) returns a Windows newline

Note: For a complete list of the Unicode characters and their codes, see www.unicode.org/charts/.

Example

<!--- If the character string is not empty, then
      output its Chr value. --->
<cfif IsDefined("form.charVals")>
      <cfoutput>#form.charVals# = #Chr(form.charVals)#</cfoutput>
</cfif>

<cfform action="#CGI.script_name#" method="POST">
   <p>Type an integer character code from 1 to 65535<br>
      to see its corresponding character.<br>
   <cfinput type="Text" 
      name="CharVals" 
      range="1,65535" 
      message="Please enter an integer from 1 to 65535" 
      validate="integer" 
      required="Yes" 
      size="5" 
      maxlength="5"
      >
<p><input type="Submit" name=""> <input type="RESET">
</cfform>

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