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Computes the numeric value of the first character of the string column.
For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see ascii function.
Syntax
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
dbf.ascii(col=<col>)
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
col |
pyspark.sql.Column or str |
target column to work on. |
Returns
pyspark.sql.Column: numeric value.
Examples
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame(["Spark", "PySpark", "Pandas API"], "STRING")
df.select("*", dbf.ascii("value")).show()