JString/strtolower

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Description[edit]

UTF-8 aware alternative to strtlower Make a string lowercase Note: The concept of a characters "case" only exists is some alphabets such as Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian and archaic Georgian - it does not exist in the Chinese alphabet, for example. See Unicode Standard Annex #21: Case Mappings

Syntax[edit]

static strtolower($str)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$str

Returns[edit]

mixed either string in lowercase or FALSE is UTF-8 invalid

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/utilities/string.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.utilities.string' );

Source Body[edit]

public static function strtolower($str){
        return utf8_strtolower($str);
}

Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

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