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$tolower
Converts alphabetic characters to lower case.
Syntax
$tolower(source)
Parameters
| source | any value, or an expression that yields any value |
Return Value
Character string.
Comments
Returns a character string in which all letters are lower case. If source is not of a character data type, it is converted to a character data type before the function is applied.
Example
$tolower(“the QUICK BROWN fox is 30 years oLD”)
Evaluates to “the quick brown fox is 30 years old”.
output “Do you want output to go to the printer? (y/n)”
input <1>
if $tolower(“#<1>”) = “y” % makes user response case insensitive
set output printer
endif
Ensures that the user response is case-insensitive.
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ByJason Lee
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