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ord - find a character's numeric representation
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ord
<FONT SIZE=-1>EXPR</FONT>
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ord
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Returns the numeric ascii value of the first character of
<FONT SIZE=-1>EXPR.</FONT> If
<FONT SIZE=-1>EXPR</FONT> is omitted, uses
<CODE>$_</CODE>. For the reverse, see [perlfunc:chr|chr].
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