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Flash Lite 2.x ActionScript Language Reference > ActionScript classes > String > toUpperCase (String.toUpperCase method)

toUpperCase (String.toUpperCase method)

Returns a copy of the String object, with all lowercase characters converted to uppercase. The original value is unchanged.

Returns

String - A string.

Example

The following example creates a string with all lowercase characters and then creates a copy of that string using toUpperCase():

var lowerCase:String = "lorem ipsum dolor";
var upperCase:String = lowerCase.toUpperCase();
trace("lowerCase: " + lowerCase); // output: lowerCase: lorem ipsum dolor
trace("upperCase: " + upperCase); // output: upperCase: LOREM IPSUM DOLOR

An example is also in the Strings.fla file in the ActionScript samples folder at www.adobe.com/go/learn_fl_samples. Download and decompress the .zip file and navigate to the folder for your version of ActionScript to access the sample.

See also

toLowerCase (String.toLowerCase method)

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