tolower
Converts a character to lower case.
template<Class CharType>
CharType tolower(
CharType _Ch,
const locale& _Loc
)
Parameters
_Ch
The character to be converted to lower case._Loc
The locale containing the character to be converted.
Return Value
The character converted to lower case.
Remarks
The template function returns use_facet<ctype<CharType> >(_Loc).tolower(_Ch).
Example
// locale_tolower.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <locale>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main( )
{
locale loc ( "German_Germany" );
char result1 = tolower ( 'H', loc );
cout << "The lower case of 'H' in the locale is: "
<< result1 << "." << endl;
char result2 = tolower ( 'h', loc );
cout << "The lower case of 'h' in the locale is: "
<< result2 << "." << endl;
char result3 = tolower ( '$', loc );
cout << "The lower case of '$' in the locale is: "
<< result3 << "." << endl;
}
Output
The lower case of 'H' in the locale is: h.
The lower case of 'h' in the locale is: h.
The lower case of '$' in the locale is: $.
Requirements
Header: <locale>
Namespace: std