Data Transformation Engine Functions and Expressions Reference Guide

Chapter 3 - Function Reference ISLOWER
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ISLOWER
The ISLOWER function tests a text object to see if it contains all lowercase
alphabetic characters.
Syntax
ISLOWER (series-text-expression)
Meaning
ISLOWER (text_to_test)
Returns
This function returns TRUE or FALSE
If text_to_test contains only lowercase alphabetic characters (for example,
a-z),
ISLOWER evaluates to TRUE.
If text_to_test contains other than lowercase alphabetic characters,
ISLOWER
returns FALSE.
Examples
ISLOWER ("mercator") returns TRUE.
ISLOWER ("pots and pans") returns FALSE.
ISLOWER ("Andrew") returns FALSE.
Uses
Use
ISLOWER when you need to know whether a text string is all lowercase
alphabetic characters.
Related Functions
ISALPHA, ISNUMBER, ISUPPER, LEAVEALPHA, LEAVEALPHANUM,
LEAVENUM, LEAVEPRINT