String.charcodeat() - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

String.charCodeAt()

Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_str.charCodeAt(index:Number) : Number
Parameters
A number; an integer that specifies the position of a character in the string. The first
index
character is indicated by
Returns
A number; an integer.
Description
Method; returns a 16-bit integer from 0 to 65535 that represents the character specified by
. If
index index
This method is similar to
character code, not a character.
Example
In the following example, this method is called on the first letter of the string
var my_str:String = "Chris";
var firstChar_num:Number = my_str.charCodeAt(0);
trace(firstChar_num); // output: 67
See also
String.charAt()
796 Chapter 2:
and the last character is indicated by
0,
is not a number from 0 to
String.charAt()
my_str.length
- 1,
string.length NaN
except that the returned value is a 16-bit integer
- 1.
is returned.
:
"Chris"