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LOWER()

Converts a string to lowercase

Result type

(VAR)CHAR, (VAR)BINARY or BLOB

Syntax
LOWER (string)
Table 1. LOWER Function ParameterS
Parameter Description

string

An expression of a string type

Returns the lowercase equivalent of the input string.The exact result depends on the character set.With ASCII or NONE for instance, only ASCII characters are lowercased;with character set OCTETS/(VAR)BINARY, the entire string is returned unchanged.

LOWER Examples

select Sheriff from Towns
  where lower(Name) = 'cooper''s valley'