NAME
    char - character corresponding to a value

SYNOPSIS
    char(j)

TYPES
    j		integer, 0 <= j < 256

    return	string

DESCRIPTION
    For j > 0, returns a string of length 1 with a character that has
    the same value as j.  For j = 0, returns the null string "".

EXAMPLE
    > print char(0102), char(0x6f), char(119), char(0145), char(0x6e)
    B o w e n

LIMITS
    none

LINK LIBRARY
    none

SEE ALSO
    ord

## Copyright (C) 1999  Landon Curt Noll
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