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ASC( ) |
Get Internal Character Value |
ASC(char$[,ERR=stmtref])
Where:
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char$ |
Single-character whose ASCII value is to be returned. String expression. |
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stmtref |
Program line number or statement label to which to transfer control. |
Integer, ASCII character set number, range 0 to 255.
The ASC( ) function returns the internal numeric value of a given character char$ based on its position in the ASCII character set/table. The value returned is an integer, range 0 to 255 (ASCII character set number). Only the first character in the string is converted to its internal value.
?ASC("A") ! yields 65
string$="a";?ASC(string$) ! yields 97
?ASC("abc") ! also yields 97 (the ASCII value for "a")