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[mpalmer12345]

After a bit of searching, I give up! How do I convert an ASCII value to its numeric equivalent (preferably binary) in Javascript? The result should cover all values from 0 to 255, not just A-Za-z.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Use the fromCharCode method of the String object.

To see this in action, paste the following into your address bar:

javascript:alert( String.fromCharCode(68, 97, 110) );

Hope this helps!
Dan

 

[mpalmer12345]

Hm, thanks, DAN, but I want to convert an Ascii letter into a binary #, not the other way around. Maybe there's a toCharCode out there?

 

[BabyJeffy]

Sure... here are some examples. As you can see, the first 2 examples give the same result.

var myString="Dan";
alert(myString.charCodeAt()); // returns 68
alert(myString.charCodeAt(0)); // returns 68
alert(myString.charCodeAt(1)); // returns 97
alert(myString.charCodeAt(2)); // returns 110

Jeff

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Aaah - I misread your post, and got it the wrong way round... Use charCodeAt, as Jeff suggests, to do the job you're after.

Dan

 

[mpalmer12345]

Thanks!