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ord

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ord() public

Returns the int itself.

?a.ord    #=> 97

This method is intended for compatibility to character constant in Ruby 1.9. For example, ?a.ord returns 97 both in 1.8 and 1.9.

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     int.ord    => int
 *
 *  Returns the int itself.
 *
 *     ?a.ord    #=> 97
 *
 *  This method is intended for compatibility to
 *  character constant in Ruby 1.9.
 *  For example, ?a.ord returns 97 both in 1.8 and 1.9.
 */

static VALUE
int_ord(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    return num;
}

ord

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