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# Ord

| type   | returns  |
| ------ | -------- |
| Method | `number` |

## Arguments

| name  | type            | description                                                             |
| ----- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| index | int, default: 0 | The index within the string in which to determine the character code of |

## Explanation

Returns the character code of the character at the given index

## Examples

```swift
"a".ord() == 97
"abc".ord() == 97
"abc".ord(1) == 98
```