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13.2.18 code-char [Function]

code-char code => char-p

Arguments and Values::

code—a character code.

char-p—a character or nil.

Description::

Returns a character with the code attribute given by code. If no such character exists and one cannot be created, nil is returned.

Examples::
     (code-char 65.) =>  #\A  ;in an implementation using ASCII codes
     (code-char (char-code #\Space)) =>  #\Space  ;in any implementation
Affected By::

The implementation's character encoding.

See Also::

char-code

Notes::