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evaluates as true. The second expression (-5) is non-zero, so it is
also evaluated as true . According to the AND truth table , if both
expressions evaluate as true, then the whole expression is true.
Applesoft and Integer BASIC represent true as 1, so a 1 is printed.
• Applesoft
ASC
• Integer
The ASC function returns the ASCII code for the first character in
its
argument.
Configuration
ASC(argument)
argument can be any string variable or constant .
Example
]A$ ="A"
]PRINT ASC(A$), ASC("DEF")
65 68
In
the preceding example, the character in the string A$ was A.
A's ASCII equivalent is 65. In the second string, the first character
D will be used as the argument. A value of 68 is returned for the
ASCII value of D.
I
/ ii Applesoft
ATN
o Integer
The ATN function is a trigonometric function that returns the
arctangent of its argument.