# Convert decimal to char
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496
**Category:** General
**Created:** [23 March 2020 10:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496 "2020-03-23T10:41:03Z")
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### Author:  [@tarahi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tarahi)
#### Post date: [23 March 2020 10:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496/1 "2020-03-23T10:41:03Z")
Hi my friends,
In part of my flow, I faced an output in decimal format like this :
```auto
[{"id":"7c5d1a66.b99a74","type":"tab","label":"Flow 9","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"74bc4c7d.bac1e4","type":"debug","z":"7c5d1a66.b99a74","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","x":450,"y":80,"wires":[]},{"id":"4e14428e.9c0dac","type":"inject","z":"7c5d1a66.b99a74","name":"","topic":"","payload":"50, 54, 46, 48, 48,","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":170,"y":120,"wires":[["74bc4c7d.bac1e4"]]}]
```
As you see below :
[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/ASCII-Table.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/ASCII-Table.svg)
these are decimal code that will be "26.00" in char format
How can I convert any decimall input to char format ?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [23 March 2020 11:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496/2 "2020-03-23T11:04:16Z")
For the sake of this example you want to convert `msg.payload`
Try `String(msg.payload)`
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### Author:  [@tarahi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tarahi)
#### Post date: [23 March 2020 11:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496/3 "2020-03-23T11:11:00Z")
I used a function node with this code, but noting changed !
```auto
msg.payload=String(msg.payload)
return msg;
```
```auto
msg.payload : string[19]
"50, 54, 46, 48, 48,"
```
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [23 March 2020 11:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496/4 "2020-03-23T11:12:49Z")
Hi @tarahi
Given an input of the string `"50, 54, 46, 48, 48,"`, you need to first convert that to an array of bytes.
The format isn't ideal as it isn't in a standard like JSON. If you are able to change whatever is producing that string, that would make your life easier.
But if we take the format you have shared as a given, then...
```auto
// Split the string into array of individual values
var parts = msg.payload.split(",");
// Remove the last blank part caused by the trailing comma
parts.pop();
// Parse each part of the string to a number
var bytes = parts.map(v => parseInt(v))
// Create a new Buffer from those bytes and convert back to String
msg.payload = Buffer.from(bytes).toString();
return msg;
```
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [23 March 2020 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496/5 "2020-03-23T11:13:40Z")
I see @knolleary is replying.
I think I shall let him answer the question better than I can.
But I think there is a problem with what you are typing.
`String[19]` (note the capitol S) will make `19` a string.
But I think there is a problem with the "50, 54, 46, 48, 48".... I think that is an array.
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### Author:  [@tarahi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tarahi)
#### Post date: [23 March 2020 11:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496/6 "2020-03-23T11:18:36Z")
> [@knolleary](#):
>
> // Split the string into array of individual values var parts = msg.payload.split(","); // Remove the last blank part caused by the trailing comma parts.pop(); // Parse each part of the string to a number var bytes = parts.map(v =\> parseInt(v)) // Create a new Buffer from those bytes and convert back to String msg.payload = Buffer.from(bytes).toString(); return msg;
Exactly what I wanted ! ❤ ❤ ❤
Thanks a lot ... 😘
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [6 April 2020 11:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-decimal-to-char/23496/7 "2020-04-06T11:18:38Z")
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