Integer value of a character

[Saeven]

Hello,

Stupid question:

In most languages, you can assign a character value to an integer container and get its int value from there.

Ex: char aChar = 'a';
int aNum = aChar;
System.out.println( aNum );

And I think you'll get 97 if memory serves.

How do I get this integer value in PHP? I've tried (int) and it doesn't work.

Thanks!.
A.

[stolzyboy]

<?
$str = ord("a");
echo $str;
?>

more info can be found here