The many ways to Lower Case a String
Published on September 15, 2009
By Pete Freitag
By Pete Freitag
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If you ever wondered why there are so many programming languages, look no further than the the many ways to convert a string to lower case. Almost every language has a core function to make a string lowercase, yet there seems to be pressure to come up with a distinct name for the function:
Function Name | Languages |
---|---|
LCase() | ColdFusion / CFML, ASP, Visual Basic |
lower()
SQL, Python |
|
toLowerCase() | Java, JavaScript, ActionScript |
strtolower() | PHP |
tolower() | ANSI C/C++ |
toLower() | C# |
downcase | Ruby |
lower-case() | XQuery |
lowercaseString | Objective C / NSString |
lc() | Perl |
Are there any other lowercase functions out there that you know of?
The many ways to Lower Case a String was first published on September 15, 2009.
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I believe DiscoScript uses getDown() :)
by Ryan on 09/15/2009 at 4:32:14 PM UTC
Funny :) Here's a bunch more...!
http://merd.sourceforge.net/pixel/language-study/syntax-across-languages/Strng.html#StrngpprLwrCasChr
http://merd.sourceforge.net/pixel/language-study/syntax-across-languages/Strng.html#StrngpprLwrCasChr
by Jamie Krug on 09/15/2009 at 7:19:32 PM UTC
@Ryan - Nice.
@Jamie - thanks for the link, nice resource.
@Jamie - thanks for the link, nice resource.
by Pete Freitag on 09/16/2009 at 7:29:58 AM UTC