Problem converting double to char usin char

Hi! I'm trying to convert a double-variable to a char-variable using char but i all ends up with: >> Value=5; char(Value)

ans =

>> whos ans Name Size Bytes Class Attributes

ans       1x1                 2  char 
how do I get ans=5 with Class char?
Best Regards
Johan

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

sprintf('%g', Value)

or

num2str(Value)

[Johan]

Thanks!