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Char - variable type holding a single character

type : Char = #0..#255; Description The Char type is a simple variable type used to hold a single character. It can be assigned from a character constant, or an integer. Notes It is not guaranteed to be 1 byte in size - use AnsiChar if this is what you want. Related commands AnsiChar A character type guaranteed to be 8 bits in size Chr Convert an integer into a character Ord Provides the Ordinal value of an integer, character or enum PChar A pointer to an Char value String A data type that holds a string of characters UpCase Convert a Char value to upper case WideChar Variable type holding a single International character Example code : Different ways of assigning to and from a Char var myChar : Char; begin myChar := 'G'; // Assign from a character constant ShowMessage('Letter G = '+myChar); myChar := #65; // Assign from an integer constant ShowMessage('#65 = '+myChar); myChar := ^I; // Assign from a control char - tab ShowMessage('Control '+myChar+' character'); myChar := Chr(66); // Using Chr to convert a number ShowMessage('Chr(66) = '+myChar); myChar := Char(67); // Using Char as a standard cast ShowMessage('Char(67) = '+myChar); end; Show full unit code Letter G = G #65 = A Control character Chr(66) = B Char(67) = C