LOWER (Transact-SQL)
Returns a character expression after converting uppercase character data to lowercase.
Syntax
LOWER ( character_expression )
Arguments
- character_expression
Is an expression of character or binary data. character_expression can be a constant, variable, or column. character_expression must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar. Otherwise, use CAST to explicitly convert character_expression.
Return Types
varchar or nvarchar
Examples
The following example uses the LOWER function, the UPPER function, and nests the UPPER function inside the LOWER function in selecting product names that have prices between $11 and $20.
USE AdventureWorks2008R2;
GO
SELECT LOWER(SUBSTRING(Name, 1, 20)) AS Lower,
UPPER(SUBSTRING(Name, 1, 20)) AS Upper,
LOWER(UPPER(SUBSTRING(Name, 1, 20))) As LowerUpper
FROM Production.Product
WHERE ListPrice between 11.00 and 20.00;
GO
Here is the result set.
Lower Upper LowerUpper
--------------------- --------------------- --------------------
minipump MINIPUMP minipump
taillights - battery TAILLIGHTS - BATTERY taillights - battery
(2 row(s) affected)