char: character operations

value int_of_char : char -> int

Return the ASCII code of the argument.

value char_of_int : int -> char

Return the character with the given ASCII code. Raise Invalid_argument "char_of_int" if the argument is outside the range 0--255.

value string_of_char : char -> string

Return a string representing the given character.

value char_for_read : char -> string

Return a string representing the given character, with special characters escaped following the lexical conventions of Caml Light.