QB64-PE/internal/help/LCASE$.txt

The [[LCASE$]] function outputs an all-lowercase version of a [[STRING]].


{{PageSyntax}}
:{{Parameter|result$}} = [[LCASE$]]({{Parameter|text$}})


{{PageDescription}}
* Normally used to guarantee that user input is not capitalized.
* Does not affect non-alphabetical characters.


{{PageExamples}}
''Example:'' The following code guarantees that all user letter entries will be lower case:
{{CodeStart}}{{Cl|PRINT}} "Do you want to continue? (y/n)"

{{Cl|DO...LOOP|DO}}
    K$ = {{Cl|LCASE$}}({{Cl|INKEY$}})
{{Cl|DO...LOOP|LOOP}} {{Cl|DO...LOOP|UNTIL}} K$ = "y" {{Cl|OR}} K$ = "n"
{{CodeEnd}}


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[UCASE$]] {{text|(upper case)}}
* [[INKEY$]]
* [[INPUT$]]


{{PageNavigation}}
<