# Char() returning random character

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/char-returning-random-character/92213>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [June 21, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/char-returning-random-character/92213 "2024-06-21T14:23:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Anant\_Upadhyayula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Anant\_Upadhyayula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anant_Upadhyayula)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/char-returning-random-character/92213/1 "2024-06-21T14:23:51Z")

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I had the need to convert integer to string in the UDT. I used the char() and it is returning random character within each udt instance.  
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**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/char-returning-random-character/92213/2 "2024-06-21T14:26:08Z")

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`char` returns the ASCII character, you're probably intending to use `str`

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**Author:** ![Anant\_Upadhyayula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Anant\_Upadhyayula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anant_Upadhyayula)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/char-returning-random-character/92213/3 "2024-06-21T14:37:46Z")

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Thank you tried Tostr and it worked