codePointToNum

[Mark Waddingham]

On 2017-03-31 12:12, Richmond via use-livecode wrote:
> So, if I do something like this:
> 
> *put the codePointToNum("§")*
> 
> I will get the Unicode address of that character as a Decimal number.
> 
> How can I get it as a Hex number?

Two options - you can use baseConvert:

   put baseConvert(10, 16, codepointToNum("§")

or you can use format:

   put format("%x", codepointToNum("§"))

The latter is much more flexible e.g.:

   put format("\\u{%06x}", codepointToNum("§"))

Gives the codepoint as the escape sequence for JSON strings (for 
example).

Warmest Regards,

Mark.

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