codepointToNum

Typefunction
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
codepointToNum(<unicodeCodepoint>)
Summary

Converts a Unicode codepoint to an integer.

Introduced7.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
unicodeCodepoint

A single Unicode codepoint

Example
get codepointToNum("A")
put codepointToNum(space) is 0x20
get codepointToNum(codepoint 1 of field "data")
Values
NameTypeDescription
return

The codepointToNum function returns an integer in the range 0x000000 to 0x10FFFD that identifies the given character.

RelatedFunction: nativeCharToNum, codepointProperty, numToNativeChar, normalizeText, numToCodepoint
Description

Use the codepointToNum function to translate a Unicode codepoint to its integer represntation.

The codepointToNum function takes a Unicode codepoint and returns its integer value.

The codepointToNum function raises an exception if the argument contains multiple codepoints; it should generally be used in the form:

codepointToNum(codepoint x of string)

Codepoints that are not currently assigned to characters by the latest Unicode standard are not considered to be invalid in order to ensure compatibility with future standards.