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TRS-80 MODEL III
ASC (string)
Returns
the ASCII code
for the first
character of the
specified string.
The
string-argument
must
be enclosed in
parentheses.
A null string
argument
will
cause
an
error to occur.
100
PRINT
ASC("A")
1
1
T$
=
"AB": PRINT
ASC (T$)
Lines
100 and 1 10 will
print the
same number.
The
argument may
be an
expression involving
string
operators
and functions:
200 Print
asc(right$(t$,
1))
Refer to the ASCII
Code
Table,
Appendix
C.
CHR$
(expression)
Performs
the inverse
of the
ASC function:
returns a one-character
string
whose
character
has the
specified ASCII,
control
or graphics
code. The
argument may
be
any
number from
to
255 ,
or any
variable expression
with
a
value
in that
range.
Argument must
be enclosed
in
parentheses.
1
00
PRINT
CHR$(35)
Prints
a number-sign
#
Using
CHR$,
you can even assign
quote-marks
(normally used
as
string-delimiters)
to strings
.
The ASCII
code for
quotes
"
is
34 . So A$
=
CHR$(34) assigns
the
value
'
'
to
A$.
410 A*
=
CHR*<34)
420 PRINT
"HE
SAID*
"?
A*;
"HELLO."?
A*
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