lower

Purpose

Convert string to lowercase.

Synopsis

t = lower('str')

Description

t = lower('str') returns the string formed by converting any uppercase characters in the string str to the corresponding lowercase characters and leaving all other characters unchanged.

Examples

lower('MathWorks') is 'mathworks'.

Algorithm

Any values in the range 'A':'Z' are decremented by 'A'-'a'.

See Also

isstr, strcmp, upper

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