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CharacterCodeExtractor

Extracts the integral character code of the first character in the source string attribute, and adds its integer value in the character set to the feature as another attribute.

This can be used to obtain the ASCII code of any character, including non-printable ones.

Parameters

Example

For example, a control-A character as the first character of the source string attribute would result in a value of 1 being placed in the character code attribute.

Usage Notes

To obtain the character equivalent of a numeric value, use the CharacterEncoder transformer.

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