Oracle/PLSQL: Ascii Function

In Oracle/PLSQL, the ascii function returns the NUMBER code that represents the specified character.

Syntax

The syntax for the ascii function is:

ascii( single_character )

single_character is the specified character to retrieve the NUMBER code for. If more than one character is entered, the function will return the value for the first character and ignore all of the characters after the first.

Applies To

• Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i

For Example

ascii('t')	would return 116
ascii('T')	would return 84
ascii('T2')	would also return 84

select ascii('y') as asciiChar from dual;