util.string.char
Shared
Converts numeric codes to their corresponding characters
Syntax
local result = util.string.char(
...
)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
any | ... | Byte values to convert |
Returns
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
string | result | String composed of characters corresponding to the byte values |
Examples
local str = util.string.char(65, 66, 67)
core.engine.print("info", str) -- 'ABC'local greeting = util.string.char(72, 101, 108, 108, 111)
core.engine.print("info", greeting) -- 'Hello'local char = util.string.char(33)
core.engine.print("info", char) -- '!'local empty = util.string.char()
core.engine.print("info", empty) -- ''local bytes = {util.string.byte("Hi", 1, -1)}
local reconstructed = util.string.char(util.table.unpack(bytes))
core.engine.print("info", reconstructed) -- 'Hi'