PHP chr() Function

Definition

To convert an ASCII number to its character equivalent, use the chr() function. chr() takes an ASCII value and returns the character equivalent, if there is one. chr() has the following format.

Syntax

PHP chr() Function has the following syntax.

string chr ( int ascii_val )

Parameter

ascii_val is the value to convert.

Return

PHP chr() function returns character from ascii number.

Note

The ord() function does the opposite of chr(): it takes a string and returns the equivalent ASCII value.

Example

Convert number to character


<?PHP
$letter = chr(100); 
print "ASCII number 100 is equivalent to $letter\n"; 
?>

The code above generates the following result.





















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