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13.2.18 code-char Function

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.

See Also:
char-code

Notes:

Allegro CL Implementation Details:
None.

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