The LOWER-CASE Function
Argument Type
Function Type
Alphabetic
Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric
National
National
General Format
Arguments
Argument-1 must be class alphabetic or alphanumeric
or national
and must be at least one character in length.
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.
The character string returned has the same length as argument-1.
If the computer character set does not include lower-case letters, no changes take place in the character string.
Parent topic:
Definitions of Functions
or national
