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Getting character number from String entry. - matalog - 03-22-2022 06:04 PM
Is there a way to get a single character identifier for a single letter of a string at a time?
ASC seems like it would do it, but it outputs a list.
If ASC is the only way to get it, then is there a way to extract the single entry in a list, as a single number?
RE: Getting character number from String entry. - Didier Lachieze - 03-22-2022 08:48 PM
(03-22-2022 06:04 PM)matalog Wrote: Is there a way to get a single character identifier for a single letter of a string at a time?
with s:="ABCDE"
s(3) will return 67
s(3,1) will return "C"
s(3,2) will return "CD"
RE: Getting character number from String entry. - matalog - 03-22-2022 10:21 PM
(03-22-2022 08:48 PM)Didier Lachieze Wrote:(03-22-2022 06:04 PM)matalog Wrote: Is there a way to get a single character identifier for a single letter of a string at a time?
with s:="ABCDE"
s(3) will return 67
s(3,1) will return "C"
s(3,2) will return "CD"
Great, thanks.
RE: Getting character number from String entry. - matalog - 03-23-2022 12:02 PM
Actually, where in the manual is that particular ability/feature described. That a string referred to as M(1) will return the ascii character number, and referred to with M(1,1) will return the string character?
RE: Getting character number from String entry. - Didier Lachieze - 03-24-2022 04:48 AM
(03-23-2022 12:02 PM)matalog Wrote: Actually, where in the manual is that particular ability/feature described.
Indirectly in the section "List references" of the manual:
Quote: List references
Suppose L1:={5, "abcde", {1,2,3,4,5}, 11}. L1(1) returns 5 and L1(2) returns "abcde". L1(2, 4) returns 100 (the ASCII code for d) and L1(2,4,1) returns "d".