Syntax
ASC(string{,ERR=lineref})
Description
The ASC() function returns the ASCII numeric value of the first character in a string.
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
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string |
A string that must be at least one character in length. The value returned is in the range of 0 to 255. |
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ERR=lineref |
Branch to be taken if an error occurs during execution. |
CHR() is the complementary function to
ASC(). For example:
ASC(CHR(VALUE)) returns VALUE
CHR(ASC(CHR$)) returns CHR$
Examples
The following statement assigns the ASCII value of the first character in CHR$ to the numeric variable VALUE.
>PRINT ASC("A")
65
>PRINT ASC("9")
57
>PRINT ASC($FE$)
254
1001 LET VALUE=ASC(CHR$,ERR=9400)