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Syntax

IsLower( <CharacterValue> )

 

Purpose

To determine if leftmost character in a character value is a lower case letter. It is the inverse of the IsUpper() function which determines whether a character begins with an uppercase character.

 

Both IsLower() and IsUpper() relate to the Lower() and Upper() functions which actually convert lowercase characters to uppercase, and vice versa.

 

Parameters

<CharacterValue> is the value to examine.

 

Returns

IsLower() returns a true/false (logical) value.

 

Usage

Because IsLower() returns a logical value, it is best suited for use with selections, not reports.

 

Example

The following examples illustrate IsLower():