fn:upper-case
Converts to upper case
Description
The fn:upper-case function converts a string to upper 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 |
|---|---|
upper-case('query') |
QUERY |
upper-case('QUERY') |
QUERY |
upper-case('Query') |
QUERY |
upper-case('query-123') |
QUERY-123 |
See Also
| functx:capitalize-first | Capitalizes the first character of a string |
| functx:format-as-title-en | Moves title words like "the" and "a" to the end of strings |
| fn:lower-case | Converts to lower 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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