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VAL(character)
| VAL | Returns a character code value. |
| character | A one character string containing an ANSI or Unicode character. |
The VAL procedure returns the numeric code of a character. If the compiler can determine type of parameter (literal string or variable), it returns
a result of BYTE (for ANSI strings) or a USHORT (for Unicode strings). If the type of parameter can't be determined the compiler generates code to push its value to the string stack and returns a result of SIGNED type. To force a specific encoding of the character parameter you can use the TOANSI or TOUNICODE functions .
Return Data Type: BYTE, USHORT or SIGNED (See above)
Example:
VAL('A') !RETURNS 65
VAL('z') !RETURNS 122
VAL('Ж') !RETURNS 1046
VAL('Σ') !RETURNS 933
CharCode = VAL(StrChar) !Get the character code value of the character
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