# LOWER
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```
LOWER ( <character-expression> )
```

Converts a string to all lower-case characters. Returns null if input argument is null, and the empty string if the input argument is an empty string.

## Examples
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| Function | Result | 
| --- | --- | 
|  LOWER('abcDEFghi123')  |  abcdefghi123  |