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'''string.uchar''' is a function that is part of the [[:Category:Extended Standard Library|Extended Standard Library]].
Unicode characters may be included in strings by encoding them in UTF-8. This routine converts one or more Unicode character numbers into a UTF-8 string.
{{Since|3.0}}
== Syntax ==
'''functionName'''(ChNum[, ...])
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Parameter !! Type !! Description
|-
| <u><center>ChNum</center></u> || number || The Unicode number of the character to display
|-
| <u><center>...</center></u> || numbers || The Unicode numbers of the characters to display (comma-seperated)
|}
== Example ==
<syntaxhighlight>
-- special characters
a_acute = string.uchar(225)
a_circ = string.uchar(226)
a_tilde = string.uchar(227)
a_diaer = string.uchar(228)
a_ring = string.uchar(229)
e_acute = string.uchar(233)
o_acute = string.uchar(243)
o_circ = string.uchar(244)
alpha = string.uchar(945)
beta= string.uchar(946)
sup_plus = string.uchar(8314)
sup_minus = string.uchar(8315)
right_arrow = string.uchar(8594)
</syntaxhighlight>
<br /><br />
[[Category:Extended Standard Library]]
Unicode characters may be included in strings by encoding them in UTF-8. This routine converts one or more Unicode character numbers into a UTF-8 string.
{{Since|3.0}}
== Syntax ==
'''functionName'''(ChNum[, ...])
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Parameter !! Type !! Description
|-
| <u><center>ChNum</center></u> || number || The Unicode number of the character to display
|-
| <u><center>...</center></u> || numbers || The Unicode numbers of the characters to display (comma-seperated)
|}
== Example ==
<syntaxhighlight>
-- special characters
a_acute = string.uchar(225)
a_circ = string.uchar(226)
a_tilde = string.uchar(227)
a_diaer = string.uchar(228)
a_ring = string.uchar(229)
e_acute = string.uchar(233)
o_acute = string.uchar(243)
o_circ = string.uchar(244)
alpha = string.uchar(945)
beta= string.uchar(946)
sup_plus = string.uchar(8314)
sup_minus = string.uchar(8315)
right_arrow = string.uchar(8594)
</syntaxhighlight>
<br /><br />
[[Category:Extended Standard Library]]
