[fpc-pascal] chr does not return an error when number bigger then byte enters

[Jonas Maebe]

On 14 Nov 2012, at 17:33, ik wrote:

> begin
>  writeln(chr(256)); // because it is constant, the compiler only yell warning
> end.
> 
> Why does FPC allow such value to enter chr without raising something up ?

You can get an error by enabling range checking (-Cr on the command line or {$r+} in the source code).


Jonas