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Categories: String

ASCII

Returns the ASCII code for the first character of a string. If the string is empty, 0 is returned.

Syntax​

ASCII(expression varchar) → int32​

  • expression: The string for which the ASCII code for the first character in the string is returned.

Examples

ASCII example 
SELECT ASCII ('DREMIO')
-- 68
ASCII example 
SELECT ASCII ('D')
-- 68
ASCII example 
SELECT ASCII ('')
-- 0