code-from-char(a, [list b, [mode c]] )

The function returns the numerical Unicode value of the first character in parameter a as an Integer value. If parameter a contains more than one character, it is possible to specify a list object in parameter b, which receives the codes of all the characters in a. The display mode of the character codes in the list can be set in parameter c.

Parameter Description

Parameter

Description

a

String containing one or more characters. Note: If empty, the return value of the function is 0 and the list b remains empty.

b

(optional) Name of a list object to receive the codes of all characters from parameter a. Note: The list is emptied at the beginning.

c

(optional) Display mode of the character codes in list b. Possible values are i, u, x (corresponds to Integer/Unicode/hexadecimal). In mode i the list values have data type Integer, for all other modes the data type is String. Default: i.

Examples

Parameter a

Parameter b

Parameter c

Return Value

Values in List b

Data Type in List b




0



A



65



A

list1


65

65

Integer

B

list1


66

66

Integer

C

list1


67

67

Integer

ABC

list1


65

65,66,67

Integer

list1


8364

8364

Integer

10 €

list1


49

49,48,32,8364

Integer

10 €

list1

i

49

49,48,32,8364

Integer

10 €

list1

x

49

0x31,0x30,0x20,0x20ac

String

10 €

list1

u

49

\u0031,\u0030,\u0020,\u20ac

String