The GNU Fortran Compiler: IACHAR

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### 8.135 `IACHAR` — Code in ASCII collating sequence

Description:

  `IACHAR(C)` returns the code for the ASCII character in the first character position of `C`.

Standard:

  Fortran 95 and later, with KIND argument Fortran 2003 and later

Class:

  Elemental function

Syntax:

  `RESULT = IACHAR(C [, KIND])`

Arguments:

  C | Shall be a scalar `CHARACTER`, with `INTENT(IN)`
  KIND | (Optional) An `INTEGER` initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:

  The return value is of type `INTEGER` and of kind KIND. If KIND is absent, the return value is of default integer kind.

Example:

      program test_iachar
        integer i
        i = iachar(' ')
      end program test_iachar

Note:

  See ICHAR for a discussion of converting between numerical values and formatted string representations.

See also:

  ACHAR, CHAR, ICHAR