Name
ascii — Get ASCII value of a character
Synopsis
integer ascii ( |
arg any ); |
Description
ascii returns the ASCII value of
the first character of a string. If an empty string is given, then
zero is returned.
Parameters
arg
A string
Return Values
The integer ASCII value of the first character of the input string is returned. If the input string is empty, then zero is returned
Errors
Table24.3.Errors signalled by ascii
| SQLState | Error Code | Error Text | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22023 | SR044 | Function ascii needs a string as an argument, not an argument of type %d (= %s) |
Examples
Example24.14.Simple example
SQL> select ascii('Zardoz');
callret
INTEGER
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1 Rows. -- 14 msec.