They are supported as simple conversions:
ch := rune(97)
n := int('a')
fmt.Printf("char: %c
", ch)
fmt.Printf("code: %d
", n)
Output (try it on the Go Playground):
char: a
code: 97
Note: you can also convert an integer numeric value to a string
which basically interprets the integer value as the UTF-8 encoded value:
s := string(97)
fmt.Printf("text: %s
", s) // Output: text: a
Converting a signed or unsigned integer value to a string type yields a string containing the UTF-8 representation of the integer. Values outside the range of valid Unicode code points are converted to
"\uFFFD"
.
It appears that a simple uint8('a')
will produce a correct output. To convert from integer to string string(98)
will suffice:
uint8('g') // 103
string(112) // p