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# chr

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

chr -- Return a specific character

## Description

string chr ( int ascii)

Returns a one-character string containing the character specified by `ascii`.

Example 1. chr() example
    $str .= chr(27); /* add an escape character at the end of $str */

    /* Often this is more useful */

    $str = sprintf("The string ends in escape: %c", 27);

You can find an ASCII-table over here: http://www.asciitable.com.

This function complements ord(). See also sprintf() with a format string of `%c`.

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