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

# IO.putChar(3kaya)

Write a character to a file.

## NAME

IO::putChar - Write a character to a file.

## SYNOPSIS

**Void putChar(** *File handle, Char c* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**handle** A writable file handle

**c** The byte to write

## DESCRIPTION

Write a binary character to a file. **Char(200)**  will write a byte with a value of 200, not the multibyte representation of **Char(200)**  in UTF-8. Writing a character with a value greater than 256 is undefined.

## 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.getChar (3kaya)**

**IO.put (3kaya)**

**IO.putInt (3kaya)**

**IO.putStr (3kaya)**