fn:lower-case
Converts to lower case
Description
The fn:lower-case function converts a string to lower case. The mappings between lowercase and uppercase characters are determined by Unicode case mappings. If a character in $arg does not have a corresponding uppercase character, it is included in the result string unchanged.
This description is © Copyright 2007, Priscilla Walmsley. It is excerpted from the book XQuery by Priscilla Walmsley, O'Reilly, 2007. For a complete explanation of this function, please refer to Appendix A of the book.
Arguments and Return Type
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
$arg |
xs:string? |
| return value | xs:string |
Examples
| XPath Example | Results |
|---|---|
lower-case('QUERY') |
query |
lower-case('Query') |
query |
lower-case('QUERY123') |
query123 |
See Also
| fn:upper-case | Converts to upper case |
History
| Published On | Last Updated | Contributor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-27 | 2007-02-26 | W3C, XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators, http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/ |
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