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====== ASC ======

The ''ASC()'' function takes the first char of a string and returns its numeric PETSCII code. If an empty string is provided, the function will return 0.

The inverse function of ''ASC()'' is ''[[v3:chr|]]''.

===== Function Header =====

  DECLARE FUNCTION ASC AS BYTE (char$ AS STRING) SHARED STATIC INLINE

===== Examples =====

  PRINT ASC("a") : REM will print 65
  PRINT ASC("abc") : REM will print 65
  PRINT ASC("") : REM will print 0