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Description
Converts a numeric value to a UCS-2 character.
Returns
A character with the specified UCS-2 character code.
Category
Function syntax
Chr(number)
See also
History
ColdFusion MX: Changed Unicode support: ColdFusion supports the Java UCS-2 representation of Unicode characters, up to a value of 65535. (Earlier releases supported 1-255.)
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
number |
A value (a number in the range 0 - 65535, inclusive) |
Usage
The values 0 - 31 are standard, nonprintable codes. For example:
- Chr(10) returns a linefeed character
- Chr(13) returns a carriage return character
The two-character string Chr(13) & Chr(10)returns a Windows newline
Note: For a complete list of the Unicode characters and their codes, see www.unicode.org/charts/
Example
<cfscript>
x = chr(0500);
writeOutput('character: #x#');
x = asc(x);
writeOutput('<br>Unicode value: #x#');
</cfscript>