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Expand Up @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ <h3><a name="string-use"></a>Usage</h3>

[box type="note"]The <em>char</em> type is synonymous with 1-byte, UTF8 encoded value (decimal values 0-127). A <em>char</em> value <strong>must not</strong> have a decimal value larger than 127.[/box]

The <em>char</em> type is functionally identical to the <a href="#numeric"><em>uint8</em> type</a>, but semantically is meant to represent a character and not a numeric value.
The <em>char</em> type is functionally identical to the <a href="#numeric"><em>uint8</em> type</a>, but semantically is meant to represent a string consisting of a single ASCII character, not a numeric value.
<h3><a name="string-example"></a>Example</h3>
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