MariaDB: LCASE Function

This MariaDB tutorial explains how to use the MariaDB LCASE function with syntax and examples.

Description

The MariaDB LCASE function converts all characters in the specified string to lowercase. If there are characters in the string that are not letters, they are unaffected by this function.

The LCASE function is a synonym for the LOWER function.

Syntax

The syntax for the LCASE function in MariaDB is:

LCASE( string )

Parameters or Arguments

string

The string to convert to lowercase.

Note

• The LCASE function will convert the characters using the current character mapping set, which is latin1, by default.
• The LCASE function is a synonym for the LOWER function.

Applies To

The LCASE function can be used in the following versions of MariaDB:

• MariaDB 10

Example

Let's look at some MariaDB LCASE function examples and explore how to use the LCASE function in MariaDB.

For example:

SELECT LCASE('TechOnTheNet.com');
Result: 'techonthenet.com'

SELECT LCASE('Learn about MariaDB with TechOnTheNet.com!');
Result: 'learn about mariadb with techonthenet.com!'