---
name: "IO.getChar"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IO.getChar"
---

# IO.getChar(3kaya)

Read one byte from a file.

## NAME

IO::getChar - Read one byte from a file.

## SYNOPSIS

**Char getChar(** *File h* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**h** A readable file handle

## DESCRIPTION

Read one byte from a file. While the return type is **Char**  , the meaning of values greater than Char(127) will depend on the encoding of the input file, rather than being the UCS character of that number.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**IO.get (3kaya)**

**IO.putChar (3kaya)**