ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition By Colin Moock
Chapter 18. ActionScript Language Reference
String.toLowerCase( ) Method
Flash 5
generate a lowercase version of a string
string.toLowerCase()
Returns
The lowercase equivalent of string as a new string. Characters without a lowercase equivalent are left unchanged.
Description
The toLowerCase( ) method creates a new, lowercase version of string; it can be used for formatting or for facilitating case-insensitive character comparisons.
Usage
Note that toLowerCase( ) does not modify string; it returns a completely new string.
Example
// Set msg to "this sentence has mixed caps!" msg = "ThiS SenTencE Has MixED CaPs!".toLowerCase(); // Perform a case-insensitive comparison of two strings function caseInsensitiveCompare (stringA, stringB) { return (stringA.toLowerCase() = = stringB.toLowerCase()); } trace(caseInsensitiveCompare("Colin", "colin")); // Displays: true
See Also
String.toUpperCase( ); "The toLowerCase( ) function," in Chapter 4
