The LOWER-CASE Function
The LOWER-CASE function returns a character string that is the same length as argument-1 with each upper-case letter replaced
by the corresponding lower-case letter. The type of this function depends on the argument as follows:
| Argument Type | Function Type |
|---|---|
| Alphabetic | Alphanumeric |
| Alphanumeric | Alphanumeric |
| National | National |
| UTF-8 | UTF-8 |
General Format
Arguments
- Argument-1 must be of class alphabetic or alphanumeric
, national, or UTF-81,
and must be at least one character in length.
- If argument-1 is alphanumeric, it must not contain any UTF-8 encoded characters.
Returned Values
- The same character string as argument-1 is returned, except that each upper-case letter is replaced by the corresponding lower-case letter.
- If the computer character set does not include lower-case letters, no changes take place in the character string.
- If argument-1 is not of class UTF-8, the character string returned has the same length as argument-1.
For UTF-8 arguments, the returned string may have a different byte length than the byte length of argument-1.