Returns the ASCII value (character code) of the first character of a string. Returns 0 if string is empty.
See also Chr.
Asc(string)
Any string.
<!--- This code illustrates ASC ---> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Asc Example </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=silver> <H3>Asc Example</H3> <!--- if the character string is not empty, then output its ascii value ---> <CFIF IsDefined("FORM.charVals")> <CFIF FORM.charVals is not ""> <CFOUTPUT>#Left(FORM.charVals,1)# = #Asc(FORM.charVals)#</CFOUTPUT> <CFELSE> <!--- if it is empty, output an error message ---> <H4>Please enter a character</H4> </CFIF> </CFIF> <FORM ACTION="asc.cfm" METHOD="POST"> <P>Type in a character to see its ASCII value <BR><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="CharVals" size="1" MAXLENGTH="1"> <P><INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME=""> <INPUT TYPE="RESET"> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML>