Syntax:

code-char code => char-p

Arguments and Values:

code---a character code.

char-p---a character or nil.

Description:

Returns a character with the code attribute given by code. If no such character exists and one cannot be created, nil is returned.

Examples:

(code-char 65.) =>  #\A  ;in an implementation using ASCII codes
(code-char (char-code #\Space)) =>  #\Space  ;in any implementation

Affected By:

The implementation's character encoding.

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

char-code

Notes:

• CHARACTER-PROPOSAL:2-1-1