ord
ord
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ord — Return ASCII value of character
Description
int ord ( string $string )
Returns the ASCII value of the first character of string.
This function complements chr().
Parameters
-
string -
A character.
Return Values
Returns the ASCII value as an integer.
Examples
Example #1 ord() example
<?php
$str = "\n";
if (ord($str) == 10) {
echo "The first character of \$str is a line feed.\n";
}
?> See Also
- chr() - Return a specific character
- An » ASCII-table
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