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<name>codepointToNum</name>

<type>function</type>

<syntax>

<example>codepointToNum(<i>unicodeCodepoint</i>)</example>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Converts a Unicode codepoint to an integer.</summary>

<examples>

<example>get codepointToNum("A") </example>

<example>put codepointToNum(space) is 0x20</example>

<example><p>get codepointToNum(codepoint 1 of field "data")</p></example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="7.0">Added.</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

<experimental version=""></experimental>

<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>

</history>

<objects>

</objects>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<classification>

</classification>

<references>

<function tag="numToCodepoint">numToCodepoint function</function>

<function tag="numToNativeChar">numToNativeChar function</function>

<function tag="nativeCharToNum">nativeCharToNum function</function>

<function tag="normalizeText">normalizeText function</function>

<function tag="codepointProperty">codepointProperty function</function>

</references>

<description>

<overview>Use the <b>codepointToNum</b> function to translate a Unicode codepoint to its integer represntation.</overview>

<parameters>

<parameter>

<name>unicodeCodepoint</name>

<description>A single Unicode codepoint</description>

</parameter> </parameters>

<value>The <b>codepointToNum</b> function returns an integer in the range 0x000000 to 0x10FF that identifies the given character.</value>

<comments>The <b>codepointToNum</b> function takes a Unicode codepoint and returns its integer vaalue.<p></p><p>The <b>codepointToNum</b> function raises an exception if the argument contains multiple codepoints; it should generally be used in the form:</p><p></p><p>codepointToNum(codepoint x of string)</p><p></p><p>Codepoints that are not currently assigned to characters by the latest Unicode standard are not considered to be invalid in order to ensure compatibility with future standards.</p></comments>

</description>

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