MySQL: UCASE Function
This MySQL tutorial explains how to use the MySQL UCASE function with syntax and examples.
Description
The MySQL UCASE function converts all characters in the specified string to uppercase. If there are characters in the string that are not letters, they are unaffected by this function.
Syntax
The syntax for the UCASE function in MySQL is:
UCASE( string )
Parameters or Arguments
- string
- The string to convert to uppercase.
Note
- The UCASE function will convert the characters using the current character mapping set, which is latin1, by default.
- The UCASE function is a synonym for the UPPER function.
Applies To
The UCASE function can be used in the following versions of MySQL:
- MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0, MySQL 3.23
Example
Let's look at some MySQL UCASE function examples and explore how to use the UCASE function in MySQL.
For example:
mysql> SELECT UCASE('Tech on the Net'); Result: 'TECH ON THE NET' mysql> SELECT UCASE('Techonthenet.com 123 '); Result: 'TECHONTHENET.COM 123 '
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