TextInfo.ToLower Method (Char)
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Converts the specified character to lowercase.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Overridable Function ToLower ( _
c As Char _
) As Char
[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public virtual char ToLower(
char c
)
Parameters
- c
Type: System.Char
The character to convert to lowercase.
Return Value
Type: System.Char
The specified character converted to lowercase.
Remarks
Casing semantics depend on the culture in use. For the invariant culture, the casing semantics are not culture-sensitive. For a specific culture, the casing semantics are sensitive to that culture.
If a security decision depends on a string comparison or a case-change operation, the application should use the CultureInfo.InvariantCulture to ensure that the behavior is consistent regardless of the culture settings of the system. However, the invariant culture must be used only by processes that require culture-independent results, such as system services. Otherwise, it produces results that might be linguistically incorrect or culturally inappropriate.
For more information on cultures, see CultureInfo.
Examples
The following code example changes the casing of a string based on the "en-US" culture.
Imports System.Globalization
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Defines the string with mixed casing.
Dim myString As String = "wAr aNd pEaCe"
' Creates a TextInfo based on the "en-US" culture.
Dim myTI As TextInfo = New CultureInfo("en-US").TextInfo
' Changes a string to lowercase.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("""{0}"" to lowercase: {1}", myString, myTI.ToLower(myString)) & vbCrLf
' Changes a string to uppercase.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("""{0}"" to uppercase: {1}", myString, myTI.ToUpper(myString)) & vbCrLf
End Sub
End Class
' This example produces the following output.
' "wAr aNd pEaCe" to lowercase: war and peace
' "wAr aNd pEaCe" to uppercase: WAR AND PEACE
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Defines the string with mixed casing.
string myString = "wAr aNd pEaCe";
// Creates a TextInfo based on the "en-US" culture.
TextInfo myTI = new CultureInfo("en-US").TextInfo;
// Changes a string to lowercase.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("\"{0}\" to lowercase: {1}", myString, myTI.ToLower(myString)) + "\n";
// Changes a string to uppercase.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("\"{0}\" to uppercase: {1}", myString, myTI.ToUpper(myString)) + "\n";
}
}
/*
This example produces the following output.
"wAr aNd pEaCe" to lowercase: war and peace
"wAr aNd pEaCe" to uppercase: WAR AND PEACE
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.