codepointToNum

Converts a Unicode codepoint to an integer.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 7.0 Security:

# Syntax

codepointToNum(unicodeCodepoint)

# Params

- unicodeCodepoint : A single Unicode codepoint

# Examples

get codepointToNum("A")

put codepointToNum(space) is 0x20

get codepointToNum(codepoint 1 of field "data")

# 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.

# Tags

# See

- **function:** nativeCharToNum, codepointProperty, numToNativeChar, normalizeText, numToCodepoint