7.6

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Example 1

-12 %Returns -12

-&max %Returns negative of the value of the variable &max

neg(-12.45) %Returns 12.45

Ord (function)

Returns the ASCII value of a character.

Syntax

ord( string ) integer value

Argument

string

String value whose ASCII value is returned. Only the first character is considered.

Code Sample Example

This example shows how to determine if a character is lowercase or uppercase.

Example

define(&data,string,'a') %Define sample string

if((ord(&data)>=97) and (ord(&data)<=122))

%Test lowercase

show(&data+' is lowercase')

elseif()

if((ord(&data)>=65) and (ord(&data)<=90))

%Test uppercase

show(&data+' is uppercase')

elseif()

show(&data+' is not between A and Z or a to z')

endif()