# String.charAt()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    my_str.charAt(index)

#### Parameters

`index` An integer that specifies the position of a character in the string. The first character is indicated by `0,` and the last character is indicated by `my_str``.length-1`.

#### Returns

A character.

#### Description

Method; returns the character in the position specified by the parameter `index`. If `index` is not a number from 0 to `string.length` - 1, an empty string is returned.

This method is similar to String.charCodeAt() except that the returned value is a character, not a 16-bit integer character code.

#### Example

In the following example, this method is called on the first letter of the string `"Chris"`.

    my_str = new String("Chris");
    i = my_str.charCodeAt(0); // i = "C"