print ascii code of a character (ktoi)

clib/printf.cpp

@@ -9,26 +9,34 @@
 
 std::string mini_sprintf_format(bool left_align, bool sign, bool space_on_left, bool padding_by_zero, int width, int precision, int length, char specifier, const MlValue &value) {
 	std::string s;
+	std::ostringstream stream_str;		// PERF simpler solution..without string stream
 	bool is_positive = false;
 
 	if (specifier == 's') {
 		return value.as_string();
 	}
 	if (specifier == 'c') {
-		std::ostringstream stream_str;
 		stream_str << (char) value.as_int();
 		return stream_str.str();
 	}
 	if (specifier == 'i' || specifier == 'd') {
-		int ival = value.as_int();
+		if (value.is_number()) {
-		is_positive = ival >= 0;
+			int ival = value.as_int();
+			is_positive = ival >= 0;
 
-		s = std::to_string(ival);
+			s = std::to_string(ival);
+		} else if (value.is_string()) {		// print ascii code of character
+			if (value.as_string().size() > 0) {
+				stream_str << (int)value.as_string()[0];
+				return stream_str.str();
+			} else {
+				// TODO handle empty string - error?
+			}
+		}
 	} else if (specifier == 'f' || specifier == 'e') {
 		double dval = value.as_float();
 		is_positive = dval >= 0;
 
-		std::ostringstream stream_str;
 		if (specifier == 'f')
 			stream_str << std::fixed;
 		else

ml.cpp

@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ MlValue MlValue::cast_to_int() const {
 			return *this;
 		case FLOAT:
 			return MlValue(long(stack_data.f));
-			// Only ints and floats can be cast to an int
+        case STRING:
+            return MlValue(std::stol(str));
 		default:
 			throw MlError(*this, MlEnvironment(), BAD_CAST);
 	}
@@ -261,7 +262,8 @@ MlValue MlValue::cast_to_float() const {
 			return *this;
 		case INT:
 			return MlValue(float(stack_data.i));
-			// Only ints and floats can be cast to a float
+        case STRING:
+            return MlValue(std::stod(str));
 		default:
 			throw MlError(*this, MlEnvironment(), BAD_CAST);
 	}

stdlib/stdlib.lsp

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	))
 
 (defun itok (ascii) (sprintf "%c" (list ascii)))
+(defun ktoi (char) (int (sprintf "%d" (list char))))
 
 ; pause for interval of seconds
 (defun sleep (time) 

tests/test.lsp

@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 
 (ut::define-test "result of (itok 65)" '(ut::assert-equal "A" (itok 65)))
 (ut::define-test "result of (itok 48)" '(ut::assert-equal "0" (itok 48)))
+(ut::define-test "result of (ktoi \"A\")" '(ut::assert-equal 65 (ktoi "A")))
+(ut::define-test "result of (ktoi \"0\")" '(ut::assert-equal 48 (ktoi "0")))
 
 (ut::define-test "result of (write-file \"/tmp/file\" \"write-file test\")" '(ut::assert-equal 1 (write-file "/tmp/file" "write-file test\n")))
 (ut::define-test "result of (is-file? \"/tmp/file\")" '(ut::assert-true (is-file? "/tmp/file")))