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ascii -- ASCII character conversion

Description

Synopsis

Usage:

ascii v
Inputs:
- v, containing small integers
Outputs:
- the string whose characters have the ASCII codes listed in v

Synopsis

Usage:

ascii s
Inputs:
- s
Outputs:
- the list of (small integer) ASCII codes of the characters of s

i1 : ascii "abcdef"

o1 = {97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102}

o1 : List

i2 : ascii oo

o2 = abcdef

i3 : first ascii "A"

o3 = 65

Ways to use ascii :

ascii(List)
ascii(String)

For the programmer

The object ascii is a compiled function.