DelphiBasics AnsiChar Type A character type guaranteed to be 8 bits in size System unit

type AnsiChar = #0..#255;

Description The AnsiChar type is used to hold single characters. It is guaranteed to be 8 bits in size.   At the time of writing, it is the same size as Char but the latter may change in the future.   It can be assigned from a character or integer value. Related commands AnsiString A data type that holds a string of AnsiChars Char Variable type holding a single character PAnsiChar A pointer to an AnsiChar value WideChar Variable type holding a single International character  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : Different ways of assigning to and from an AnsiChar var   myChar  : AnsiChar; 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

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