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 char                    Character Data Type

    The char type declares an object to be of "plain" integral character
    type.  A char object is large enough to store any character in the
    host character set.  Whether the character is signed or unsigned is
    implementation-defined.

      Notes:    In Turbo C++, the character set is ASCII and the size
                of a char object is eight bits.  A char may contain any
                8-bit representation, not just the ASCII characters; note
                that non-ASCII characters will be stored as negative
                numbers, since "plain" chars are signed by default.  That
                is, char is equivalent to signed char and its range of
                values is -128 to 127, inclusive.

                One of the keywords signed and unsigned may be used as a
                prefix to char to identify the character as being signed
                or unsigned, respectively.  An unsigned char can have a
                value in the range 0 to 255.

                By definition, sizeof(char) is one.

                When a char is used as a function argument, it is first
                promoted to an int.

   -------------------------------- Examples --------------------------------

           char value = 6;
           char action_code = 'A';
           char bit_pattern = '\xAB';
           char birth_date[7];
           char *pointer_to_char;
           char function();

           value = (char) 12345;