ASC

Returns the character code from a string. # Syntax ```sbsyntax code = ASC(string) ``` | Input | Description |[#] |`string`| String to get character code from| | Output | Description |[#] |`code`| Character code of first character| Returns the character code corresponding to the first character of the input string. This code roughly corresponds to ASCII for the English alphanumeric and punctuation characters. # Examples ```sb PRINT ASC("A") ' Prints 65 ``` ```sb PRINT ASC("!") ' Prints 33 ``` # Notes `ASC` only reads the first character if the string. Further characters are ignored. ```sb PRINT ASC("hello!") ' Prints 104 PRINT ASC("h") ' Also prints 104 ``` # Errors | Action | Error|[#] | Less than one argument is specified | Syntax error | | More than one argument is specified | Missing operand | | A number is passed for `string` | Type Mismatch | | An empty string is passed for `string` | Syntax error | # See Also - sbs:page/docs-ptc-function{Function overview} - sbs:page/docs-ptc-chr{`CHR$`}