### 8.112 `IACHAR` — Code in ASCII collating sequence

Description:
  `IACHAR(C)` returns the code for the ASCII character in the first character position of `C`.
Standard:
  Fortran 95 and later, with KIND argument Fortran 2003 and later
Class:
  Elemental function
Syntax:
  `RESULT = IACHAR(C [, KIND])`
Arguments:

  C | Shall be a scalar `CHARACTER`, with `INTENT(IN)`
  KIND | (Optional) An `INTEGER` initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:
  The return value is of type `INTEGER` and of kind KIND. If KIND is absent, the return value is of default integer kind.
Example:

                program test_iachar
                  integer i
                  i = iachar(' ')
                end program test_iachar

Note:
  See ICHAR for a discussion of converting between numerical values and formatted string representations.
See also:
  ACHAR, CHAR, ICHAR