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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:15:04 +0100
From: Maxence Guesdon <maxence.guesdon@inria.fr>
To: Joel Reymont <joelr1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] int_of_char vs Char.code

On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:10:40 +0000
Joel Reymont <joelr1@gmail.com> wrote:

> I noticed that cryptokit uses Char.code to convert from char to int.
> 
> I also found int_of_char. 
> 
> Should I prefer one over another for performance reasons?

Both are defined the same way:
  external int_of_char : char -> int = "%identity" [pervasives.ml]
  external code: char -> int = "%identity" [char.ml]

so you can assume the same performance.

Regards,

Maxence