lcfirst() Lowercase first character of a string
In this tutorial you'll learn, how to lowercase the first character of a string.
The lcfirst() function lowercased the first character of a string if that character is alphabetic.
lcfirst() prototype
This means thatstring lcfirst ( string $str )
lcfirst() accepts string and returns a manipulated string (lowercased the first character).
We could rewrite the above function definition in an easy to understandable way:
| Function Part | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Type of value this function returns, which is a string |
| lcfirst | The function name |
| string | Parameter type, this function accepts only string data type |
| $str | Parameter name, a variable that holds the data |
Syntax
lcfirst($str)
Return Value
lcfirst() function returns string, with lowercased the first character if that character is alphabetic.
Examples
Example 1
<?php
$str = 'I AM PHP STRING';
//lowercase first character of string
$LowerFirst = lcfirst($str);
echo $LowerFirst;
//prints: i AM PHP STRING
?>
The above code prints i AM PHP STRING on browser screen.
