ASC                                                                        Function

ASC(string)

ASCB(string)

ASCW(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.

The ASCB function is used with byte data contained in a string. Instead of returning the character code for the first character, ASCB returns the first byte. ASCW is provided for 32-bit platforms that use Unicode characters. It returns the Unicode (wide) character code, thereby avoiding the conversion from Unicode to ANSI.

Example

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

Output

Character code for A = 65

Character code for b = 98

Related Items

CHR