
BASIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE
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ASC
Syntax: ASC(
ASCII character
)
ASC(
string,position expr
)
Where:
ASCII character
= number from 0 to 255
string
= any valid string variable
position expr
= 1 to length of string
Function: Returns or sets the integer value of an
ASCII character
or the character in
string
at
position expr
.
Mode: Command, run
Use: PRINT ASC(C)
ASC($(3),1)=48H
C = ASC($(0),P)
DESCRIPTION
The ASC operator either sets or returns the value of an ASCII character. Use ASC to evaluate, change or
manipulate individual characters in a string.
The first syntax returns the value of an ASCII character. If
ASCII character
were the letter 'B', a 66 is
returned. Basic converts any lower case variable symbols to upper case. Lower case characters must be put
into a string to be evaluated.
The second syntax, shown under Use, sets a character in a string to a specific value. This is useful when you
want to manipulate individual characters in a string.
The third syntax returns a value in
string
at
position expr
. This form is useful when you want to evaluate
individual characters in a string, such as generating a checksum.
RELATED
CHR, STRING
ERROR
SYNTAX Attempt to convert an improper value.
EXAMPLE
The following example prints ASCII values from the string $(0). The first 3 characters are modified at lines
70 to 90. The result is then printed.
10 STRING 200,20
20 $(0)="abc123"
30 FOR N=1 TO 6
40 PRINT ASC($(0),N),
50 NEXT
60 PRINT
70 FOR N=1 TO 3
80 ASC($(0),N)=65+N
90 NEXT
100 PRINT $(0)
READY
>RUN
97 98 99 49 50 51
BCD123
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