Name
ASCII( )
Synopsis
ASCII(string
)
This function returns the ASCII code for the first character of a
given string. If you’re entering raw text, you must
enclose string
within quotes. If the
argument is a column, do not enclose it in quotes. If
string
is empty, 0 is returned.
SELECT ASCII('A') AS A, ASCII(name_last) AS Professor FROM teachers WHERE name_last = 'McAllister'; +----+-----------+ | A | Professor | +----+-----------+ | 65 | 77 | +----+-----------+
Only the M in the professor’s name is converted to its ASCII equivalent. It displays the ASCII value for A and the first letter of the name.
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