Chr

Converts a numeric value to a UCS-2 character.

Returns

A character with the specified UCS-2 character code.

Category

String functions

Function syntax

Chr(number) 

See also

Asc

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:

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>