===== Syntax =====

<code php>string chr(int $val)</code>

//(PHP 4, PHP 5)//

^ $val | ASCII value (integer) for the character result |
^ RETURNS | Returns the character which corresponds to the ASCII value |

===== What it Does =====

This function converts an ASCII code (integer value) into the corresponding character.  This is useful for creating characters which are unprintable or otherwise forbidden by the character set used on the source document.

===== Example =====

<code php>
echo 'left arr = ' . chr(174);
</code>

Outputs:

<code>
left arr = «
</code>