Asc
Asc(string)
Description
Asc returns the ANSI character code of a character. The required parameter, string, is any valid string expression. If string is longer than one character, only the first character is used.
Example (BASIC)
Rem Asc Example
'Asc returns an ANSI character code
Dim CapitalA, LowerB
CapitalA = Asc("A is for Apple")
Print "Character code for A = " & CapitalA
LowerB = Asc("b")
Print "Character code for b = " & LowerB
Example (JavaScript)
//Asc Example
//Asc returns an ANSI character code
var CapitalA, LowerB, str;
str = "A is for Apple";
CapitalA = str.charCodeAt(0);
NSB.Print("Character code for A = " + CapitalA);
LowerB = "b".charCodeAt(0);
NSB.Print("Character code for b = " + LowerB);
Output
Character code for A = 65 Character code for b = 98