The functions you want are ORD() and CHR(). Search for them in the manual. -Kevin
----- Original Message ----- From: "James Drabb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Php-General (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:57 PM Subject: [PHP] Ascii Value > Hey *, > > In C I can cast a char 'j' to an int and get it's ascii value. Is there a funciton in PHP > to do this with a string containing a single char (i.e. "j")? I could write a big > switch for all the chars of the alphabet, however I was hoping for a better approach? > > Jim Drabb > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Never ask a geek why, just nod your head and slowly back away > ------------------------------------------------------------- > James Drabb JR > Programmer Analyst > Darden Restaurants > Business Systems > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php