locutus/perl/core/ord.js

Locutus other languages' standard libraries to JavaScript for fun and educational purposes

"use strict";
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.ord = ord;
function ord(str) {
    //      discuss at: https://locutus.io/perl/ord/
    // parity verified: Perl 5.40
    //     original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io)
    //       example 1: ord('A')
    //       returns 1: 65
    //       example 2: ord('a')
    //       returns 2: 97
    //       example 3: ord('☃')
    //       returns 3: 9731
    const value = String(str);
    return value.codePointAt(0) ?? 0;
}