lower(
lower(
TEXT
)

The lower( function converts text to lower case.

Parameters

This function has one parameter:

text – The first value.

Description

The lower( function converts text to all lower case (small letters).

    lower("John smith") ☞ john smith
    lower("mary Bishop") ☞ mary bishop
    lower("NET 30") ☞ net 30
    lower("NEW York") ☞ new york
    lower(30) ☞ 30

As the last line shows, if you pass a number to this function it will be converted to text (like the str( function).

See Also

- mixedupperword( -- converts lower case words to Initial Caps, but leaves mixed case words alone.
- straightquotes( -- converts any "smart quotes" in the text into straight quotes.
- stripaccents( -- removes accents from any characters in the text.
- switchmatch( -- chooses from a list of values based on a wildcard match.
- switchmatchexact( -- chooses from a list of values based on a wildcard match.
- titlecase( -- capitalizes first character of each word, but not articles, prepositions, and conjunctions under 5 characters (unless they are the first or last word in the text).
- upper( -- converts text to UPPER CASE (all caps).
- upperword( -- converts text to Initial Caps.

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | No Change | Carried over from Panorama 6.0