NAME
    ord - return integer corresponding to character value

SYNOPSIS
    ord(c)

TYPES
    c		string

    return	int

DESCRIPTION
    Return the integer value of the first character of a string.

EXAMPLE
    > print ord("DBell"), ord("chongo"), ord("/\../\"), ord("!")
    68 99 47 33

LIMITS
    none

LINK LIBRARY
    none

SEE ALSO
    char

## Copyright (C) 1999  Landon Curt Noll
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## @(#) $Id: ord,v 29.1 1999/12/14 09:16:01 chongo Exp $
## @(#) $Source: /usr/local/src/cmd/calc/help/RCS/ord,v $
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