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tolower()

Convert a character to lowercase

Synopsis:

#include <ctype.h>

int tolower( int c );

Arguments:

c: The character that you want to convert.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The tolower() function converts c to a lowercase letter, if c represents an uppercase letter.

Returns:

The corresponding lowercase letter when the argument is an uppercase letter; otherwise, the original character is returned.

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>

char chars[] = {
    'A',
    '5',
    '$',
    'Z'
};

#define SIZE sizeof( chars ) / sizeof( char )

int main( void )
  {
    int   i;

    for( i = 0; i < SIZE; i++ ) {
    printf( "%c ", tolower( chars[ i ] ) );
    }
    printf( "\n" );
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
  }

produces the output:

a 5 $ z

Classification:

ANSI, POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	Yes
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes