How to cast between integer and character in Red/System?

Question

If I try writing this:

foo: "whatever"
bar: 0
if foo/1 <> as char! bar [
    ;-- stuff
]

Then I am told:

Compilation Error: invalid target type casting: char!

But if I omit the as char and write:

foo: "whatever"
bar: 0
if foo/1 <> as char! bar [
    ;-- stuff
]

Then it tells me:

Compilation Error: left and right argument must be of same type for: <>

How do I cast an INTEGER! to a CHAR! in Red/System?

`if [...]` is not the right syntax, no enclosing brackets required for the conditional expression. The compiler should signal it as an error. — DocKimbel, Sep 27 '14 at 02:43
@DocKimbel Ah, yeah, it was actually a `while` but I changed it to "simplify" the question. :-/ Fixed. — HostileFork says dont trust SE, Sep 27 '14 at 05:50

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 27 '14 at 02:44

3

Currently there is no CHAR! datatype in Red/System.

The BYTE! datatype maybe what you would like to use.

edited Sep 27 '14 at 02:44

CSᵠ

answered Sep 26 '14 at 23:29

Sonny

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