Perl | ord() Function
The ord() function is an inbuilt function in Perl that returns the ASCII value of the first character of a string. This function takes a character string as a parameter and returns the ASCII value of the first character of this string.
Syntax: ord string
Parameter:
This function accepts a single parameter ‘string’ from which we can get an ASCII value.Returns:
an integer value which represents the ASCII value of the first character in the string passed to this function as a parameter.
Examples:
Input: Geeksforgeeks Output: 71 Explanation: The ASCII value of G is 71 Input: WelcometoGFG Output: 87 Explanation: The ASCII value of W is 87
Below programs illustrate the use of ord() function in Perl:
Program 1:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w # ASCII value of 'G' is printedprint(ord('GeeksforGeeks')); |
Output:
71
Program 2:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w # ASCII value of 'W' is printedprint(ord('WelcometoGFG')); |
Output:
87
