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LOWCASE

LOWCASE


Converts all letters in an argument to lowercase

Category: Character

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples

Syntax

LOWCASE(argument)

Arguments

argument
specifies any SAS character expression.

Details

The LOWCASE function copies a character argument, converts all uppercase letters to lowercase letters, and returns the altered value as a result.

Examples

SAS Statements Results 
x='INTRODUCTION';
y=lowcase(x);
put y;
 
 

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