# mbord

#### Availability

Flash Player 4. This function has been deprecated in Flash 5 in favor of the `String.charCodeAt()` method.

#### Usage

    mbord(character)

#### Parameters

`character` The character to convert to a multibyte number.

#### Returns

A number.

#### Description

String function; converts the specified character to a multibyte number.

#### See also

`String.fromCharCode()`