String Functions

PHP strtoupper() Function

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Description

The strtoupper() function converts a string to uppercase.

The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.

Return Value: Returns the modified string.
Version: PHP 4+

Syntax

The basic syntax of the strtoupper() function is given with:

strtoupper(string);

The following example shows the strtoupper() function in action.

<?php
// Sample string
$str = "Hello WORLD!";

// Making the string uppercase
echo strtoupper($str);
?>

Here's a list of the functions related to strtoupper() function:

  • lcfirst() – Converts the first character of a string to lowercase.
  • ucfirst() – Converts the first character of a string to uppercase.
  • ucwords() – Converts the first character of each word in a string to uppercase.
  • strtolower() – Converts a string to lowercase.

Parameters

The strtoupper() function accepts the following parameters.

Parameter Description
string Required. Specifies the string to work on.
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