CURRENT_CHARACTER

    Returns a string one-character long for the current character in the
    current buffer.

 Syntax

    string := CURRENT_CHARACTER

 Examples

    1.  my_cur_char := CURRENT_CHARACTER;

        Stores in the variable MY_CUR_CHAR the string representing the
        current character.

    2.  SHOW (CURRENT_CHARACTER);

        Returns the string representing the current character and uses this
        string as the parameter for the SHOW built-in.  (See help on SHOW.)