ord

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Convert the first byte of a string to a value between 0 and 255.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`ord` Function synopsis

ord(string $character): int

Parameters

`$character`

Typestring

A character.

Return value

Typeint

An integer between 0 and 255.

Changes to the `ord` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: int
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($character): string

- ord($character)
+ ord(string $character): int

`ord` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported	Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported	Yes