is there an opposite to the chr function?

strfry() has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

like a function that returns the ascii numberic when given a char as an argument?

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Re: is there an opposite to the chr function? by Ovid (Cardinal) on May 24, 2001 at 23:49 UTC
"`perldoc -f chr`" will give you documentation for chr (as will clicking that link). The docs say (wording seems to differ amongst versions): For the reverse, use ord. Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]
Re: is there an opposite to the chr function? by myocom (Deacon) on May 24, 2001 at 22:15 UTC
Yes. See ord. Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]