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Ascii

Definition​

The ascii method allows you to add the ASCII function to the query. The ASCII function is used to get the code of the first character of a given string.

There are 2 ways to call this method:

1. Calling from a KColumn or a KTableColumn​

The only one method available to use this functionality calling from a KColumn or a KTableColumn is:

  • ascii(): It does not receive any parameters. The KColumn or KTableColumn that invokes the method will be the one supplied to the ASCII function.

Example​

Java code:

k
.select(
    APP_USER.EMAIL.ascii()
)
.from(APP_USER)
.multiple();

SQL generated:

SELECT
    ASCII(au.email)
FROM app_user au

Parameters:

  • None

2. Calling from the KFunction class​

The methods available to use this functionality calling from the KFunction class are:

  • ascii(KColumn kColumn): Receives a KColumn or a KTableColumn which will be supplied to the ASCII function.
  • ascii(KValTextField kValTextField): Receives a KValTextField which will be supplied to the ASCII function.

To use this way, you need to import the static functions as follows:

import static com.myzlab.k.KFunction.*;

Example: (KColumn)​

Java code:

k
.select(
    ascii(APP_USER.EMAIL)
)
.from(APP_USER)
.multiple();

SQL generated:

SELECT
    ASCII(au.email)
FROM app_user au

Parameters:

  • None

Example: (KValTextField)​

Java code:

k
.select(
    ascii(val("An example"))
)
.single();

SQL generated:

SELECT ASCII(?1)

Parameters:

  • ?1: "An example"