UPCASE Function

UPCASE Function

Converts all letters in an argument to uppercase

Category: Character

Syntax

UPCASE ( argument )

Arguments

argument

• specifies any SAS character expression.

Details

If the UPCASE function returns a value to a variable that has not yet been assigned a length, by default the variable length is determined by the length of the first argument.

The UPCASE function copies a character argument, converts all lowercase letters to uppercase letters, and returns the altered value as a result.

Examples

SAS Statements	Results
name=upcase('John B. Smith'); put name;	JOHN B. SMITH

See Also

Functions:

• 'LOWCASE Function' on page 641

• 'PROPCASE Function' on page 737