string.lower
Lua function

string.lower

Summary

Converts a string to lower-case

Prototype

s = string.lower (str)


Description

Returns the string converted to lower-case.


string.lower ("ABCdef") --> abcdef


See Also ...

Topics

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Lua functions

LUA_string.byte string.byte (Converts a character into its ASCII (decimal) equivalent)
LUA_string.char string.char (Converts ASCII codes into their equivalent characters)
LUA_string.dump string.dump (Converts a function into binary)
LUA_string.find string.find (Searches a string for a pattern)
LUA_string.format string.format (Formats a string)
LUA_string.gfind string.gfind (Iterate over a string (obsolete in Lua 5.1))
LUA_string.gmatch string.gmatch (Iterate over a string)
LUA_string.gsub string.gsub (Substitute strings inside another string)
LUA_string.len string.len (Return the length of a string)
LUA_string.match string.match (Searches a string for a pattern)
LUA_string.rep string.rep (Returns repeated copies of a string)
LUA_string.reverse string.reverse (Reverses the order of characters in a string)
LUA_string.sub string.sub (Returns a substring of a string)
LUA_string.upper string.upper (Converts a string to upper-case)

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