ascii to character in javascript code example

Example 1: get ascii value of char javascript

word = userInput[0]; //abc
var sum =0;
for(i=0;i<word.length;i++)
{
    sum = sum + word.charCodeAt(i);
}
console.log(sum); //294

Example 2: Javascript convert character to ascii

var myVar='A';
var myVarAscii = myVar.charCodeAt(0); //convert 'A' character to it's ASCII code (65)