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PostgreSQL ASCII

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Postgresql asci

This function return the ASCII code of the first character of the argument.

Syntax asci

asci(stringr)

Example 1

test2=# SELECT ascii('a');
 ascii 
-------
    97
(1 row)

test2=# SELECT ascii('$');
 ascii 
-------
    36
(1 row)
fro

Example 2

Get ASCII for the first letter of the first name.

test2=# SELECT user_firstname,
test2-# ascii(substring(user_firstname from 1 for 1))
test2-# FROM profile;
 user_firstname | ascii 
----------------+-------
 Jim            |    74
 king           |   107
 Jammi          |    74
 Bob            |    66
                |      
(5 rows)


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