===== Asc (Function) =====

==== Format ====

**asc** ( [[stringexpressions|string_expression]] )

returns [[integerexpressions|integer_expression]]

==== Description ====

Converts the first character in a [[stringexpressions|string_expression]] expression to an integer representing it's UNICODE value.
^Asc^Chr^Asc^Chr^Asc^Chr^Asc^Chr^Asc^Chr^Asc^Chr^
|32|SPACE|48|0|64|@|80|P|96|`|112|p|
|33|!|49|1|65|A|81|Q|97|a|113|q|
|34|"|50|2|66|B|82|R|98|b|114|r|
|35|#|51|3|67|C|83|S|99|c|115|s|
|36|$|52|4|68|D|84|T|100|d|116|t|
|37|%|53|5|69|E|85|U|101|e|117|u|
|38|&|54|6|70|F|86|V|102|f|118|v|
|39|'|55|7|71|G|87|W|103|g|119|w|
|40|(|56|8|72|H|88|X|104|h|120|x|
|41|)|57|9|73|I|89|Y|105|i|121|y|
|42|*|58|:|74|J|90|Z|106|j|122|z|
|43|+|59|;|75|K|91|[|107|k|123|{|
|44|,|60|<|76|L|92|\|108|l|124|%%|%%|
|45|-|61|=|77|M|93|]|109|m|125|}|
|46|.|62|>|78|N|94|%%^%%|110|n|126|~|
|47|/|63|?|79|O|95|_|111|o|127||

==== See Also ====

[[chr|Chr]]

==== Example ====

<code>
print asc("A")
print asc("blue")
</code>
will print
<code>
65
98
</code>

==== See Also ====
{{page>en:start#String Handling&noheader}}

==== History ==== 
|0.9.4|New To Version|