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instance method

Integer#ord

int.ord → self

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.0.5/integer.rb, line 120
def ord
  return self
end

Returns the int itself.

Example

97.ord   #=> 97

This method is intended for compatibility to character literals in Ruby 1.9.

For example, ?a.ord returns 97 both in 1.8 and 1.9.

See also #odd? #pow #numerator #pred also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1