Built-in Functions › TOLOWER

TOLOWER

Purpose

Returns the string that results from converting all characters to lowercase.

Syntax

►►─── TOLOWER ( string ) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄

Parameters

string

Specifies the string value on which the lowercase function is performed.

String can be:

• A string literal, enclosed in single quotation marks
• The name of a user-defined variable data field containing the string

Example

In the following example, the lowercase function is used to convert all characters in the last name to lowercase:

Initial value:
    EMP-LNAME:  'LANCHESTER         '
Statement:
    MOVE TOLOWER(EMP-LNAME) TO WK-EMP-LNAME.
Returned string:
    'lanchester         '