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This function returns the string value of the single character at a specified
<var>UnicodeChar</var> returns the string value of the single character at a specified position in the method object <var>Unicode</var> string.
position in the method object Unicode string.


The UnicodeChar function is available as of version 7.5  of the ''Sirius Mods''.
==Syntax==
===Syntax===
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  %outUni = unicode:UnicodeChar(position)
===Syntax terms===
====Syntax Terms====
<table class="syntaxTable">
<dl>
<tr><th>%outUnicode</th>
<dt><i>%outUni</i>
<td>A <var>Unicode</var> variable to receive the result of the <var>UnicodeChar</var> method.</td></tr>
<dd>A Unicode variable to receive the result of the UnicodeChar method.
<tr><th>unicode</th>
<dt><i>unicode</i>
<td>A <var>Unicode</var> string.</td></tr>
<dd>A Unicode string.
<tr><th>position</th>
<dt><i>position</i>
<td>The position in the method object string, <var class="term">unicode</var>, of the character you want to identify. A value of 1 finds the first character in the string.</td></tr>
<dd>The position in the method object string of the character you want
</table>
to identify.
A value of 1 finds the first character in the string.


</dl>
==Usage notes==
===Usage Notes===
<ul>
<ul>
<li>The ''position'' value must be a non-negative, non-zero number;
<li>The <var class="term">position</var> value must be a non-negative, non-zero number; a zero or negative number results in request cancellation; a value greater than the declared length of the output string results in request cancellation.
a zero or negative number results in request cancellation.
<li>For a given <var class="term">position</var>, the <var>UnicodeChar</var> function returns the same value as <var>[[UnicodeSubstring (Unicode function)|UnicodeSubstring]]</var> with a length argument of <code>1</code>.
A ''length'' value greater than the declared length
<li>The <var>UnicodeChar</var> method is analogous to the intrinsic <var>String</var> <var>[[Char (String function)|Char]]</var> function.
of the output string results in request cancellation.
<li><var>UnicodeChar</var> is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> Version 7.5.
<li>For a given position, the UnicodeChar function returns the same value as
the [[UnicodeSubstring (Unicode function)|UnicodeSubstring]] function with a length argument of <tt>1</tt>.
<li>The UnicodeChar method is analogous to
the intrinsic String [[Char (String function)|Char]] function.
</ul>
</ul>
===Example===


The following request calls UnicodeChar two times:
==Example==
<pre>
The following request calls <var>UnicodeChar</var> two times:
    Begin
<p class="code">begin
      printText {'inaugural':unicodeChar(5)}
  [[PrintText statement|printText]] {'inaugural':unicodeChar(5)}
      %u is unicode initial('xyz&amp;#xA1;':U
  %u is unicode initial('xyz&amp;#xA1;':[[U (String function)|U]])
      printText {%u:unicodeChar(4)}
  printText {%u:unicodeChar(4)}
    End
end
</pre>
</p>


The result is:
The result is:
<pre>
<p class="output">g
    g
?
    ?
</p>
</pre>


The question mark in the result represents an EBCDIC character that
The question mark in the result represents an EBCDIC character that is not displayable.
is not displayable.


For further information about the above request, see descriptions of:
==See also==
<ul>
<ul>
<li>the [[Targeted Text statements|printText]] statement
<li><var>[[U (String function)]]</var>
<li>the instrinsic String [[U (String function)|U]] function
</ul>
</ul>
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 6 November 2012

The value at a specified position in the input string (Unicode class)


UnicodeChar returns the string value of the single character at a specified position in the method object Unicode string.

Syntax

%outUnicode = unicode:UnicodeChar( position)

Syntax terms

%outUnicode A Unicode variable to receive the result of the UnicodeChar method.
unicode A Unicode string.
position The position in the method object string, unicode, of the character you want to identify. A value of 1 finds the first character in the string.

Usage notes

  • The position value must be a non-negative, non-zero number; a zero or negative number results in request cancellation; a value greater than the declared length of the output string results in request cancellation.
  • For a given position, the UnicodeChar function returns the same value as UnicodeSubstring with a length argument of 1.
  • The UnicodeChar method is analogous to the intrinsic String Char function.
  • UnicodeChar is available as of Sirius Mods Version 7.5.

Example

The following request calls UnicodeChar two times:

begin printText {'inaugural':unicodeChar(5)} %u is unicode initial('xyz&#xA1;':U) printText {%u:unicodeChar(4)} end

The result is:

g ?

The question mark in the result represents an EBCDIC character that is not displayable.

See also

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