AARM95 - Character Literals
Author: JTC1/SC22/WG9/ARG, by Randall Brukardt, ARG Editor

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# 2.5 Character Literals

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[A character_literal is formed by enclosing a graphic character between two apostrophe characters.]

#### Syntax

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character_literal ::= 'graphic_character'
NOTES
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4 A character_literal is an enumeration literal of a character type. See 3.5.2.

#### Examples

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Examples of character literals:
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'A' '*' ''' ' '

#### Wording Changes from Ada 83

5.a
The definitions of the values of literals are in Sections 3 and 4, rather than here, since it requires knowledge of types.

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