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char

clojure.core

(char x)

Coerce to char

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```
;; can coerce an int (or similar)
user=> (char 97)
\a

;; a byte can be coerced to a char
user=> (let [bytes-array (.getBytes "abc")]
         (char (first bytes-array)))
\a

;; char is just a function
user=> (map char [65 66 67 68])
(\A \B \C \D)
```
;; can coerce an int (or similar) user=> (char 97) \a ;; a byte can be coerced to a char user=> (let [bytes-array (.getBytes "abc")] (char (first bytes-array))) \a ;; char is just a function user=> (map char [65 66 67 68]) (\A \B \C \D)

Source clojure/core.clj:2704 top

(defn char
  "Coerce to char"
  {:tag Character
   :inline (fn  [x] `(. clojure.lang.RT (charCast ~x)))
   :added "1.1"}
  [x] (. clojure.lang.RT (charCast x)))

Vars in clojure.core/char: defn

Used in 13 other vars aset-char slurp slurp* slurp* text char->text str->ansi-color-str unicode printable-ascii-string printable-ascii unicode-string sort-key read-chars

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