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.TH "NE_STRLOWER" "3" "03/20/2026" "neon" "neon API reference"
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.SH "NAME"
ne_strlower, ne_tolower, ne_tolower_array \- convert string or characters to lower\-case
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <ne_string\&.h>

const unsigned char *ne_tolower_array(void);
#define ne_tolower(c) (\&.\&.\&.)
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.HP \w'char\ *ne_strlower('u
.BI "char *ne_strlower(char\ *" "str" ");"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBne_strlower\fR
function modifies every character in the
\fIstr\fR
parameter to lower\-case equivalent in\-place, and returns
\fIstr\fR\&.
.PP
The
\fBne_tolower\fR
macro returns a lower\-case equivalent of
\fBchar\fR
\fIc\fR\&. The
\fBne_tolower_array\fR
returns a character mapping table which is an implementation detail of this macro\&.
.PP
All the above operate on ASCII characters, independent of the locale\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.PP
\fBne_strlower\fR
returns the
\fIstr\fR
parameter\&.
.SH "HISTORY"
.PP
The
\fBne_strlower\fR
function is available in neon 0\&.37\&.0 and later\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBne_strdup\fR(3)
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2001-2026 Joe Orton
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