Topic       : The GFA-Basic Compendium
Author      : GFA Systemtechnik GmbH
Version     : GFABasic.HYP v2.98 (12/31/2023)
Subject     : Documentation/Programming
Nodes       : 899
Index Size  : 28056
HCP-Version : 3
Compiled on : Atari
@charset    : atarist
@lang       : 
@default    : Document not found
@help       : Help
@options    : +g -i -s +z
@width      : 75
@hostname   : STRNGSRV
@hostname   : CAB     
@hostname   : HIGHWIRE
@hostname   : THING   
View Ref-FileASC(a$)
CHR$(x)

a$: sexp
x: aexp

ASC() and CHR$() are complementary functions.

The function ASC() returns the ASCII code of the first character in the subject
string. If the string is of zero length (""), zero is returned.

CHR$() gives a character, from a specified ASCII code. Only the lowest 8 bits
of x (the low-byte) are relevant, as ASCII codes only go up to 255.

Example:

    PRINT ASC("TEST")
    code|=ASC(CHR$(65)) !CHR$(65) is A
    PRINT code|,CHR$(189)

--> The numbers 84 and 65 and the copyright sign appear on the screen.