PHP lcfirst() Function Usage and Example

PHP String Character String Functions Manual

　 　 The lcfirst() function is used to convert the first character of a string to lowercase.

Syntax

string lcfirst ( string $str )

Definition and Usage

It is used to make the first character of the string lowercase.

Related Functions:

• ucfirst() - Convert the first character of the string to uppercase.

• ucwords() - Convert the first character of each word in the string to uppercase.

• strtoupper() - Convert the string to uppercase.

• strtolower() - Convert the string to lowercase.

Return Value

It returns the result string.

Parameter

Online Example

Try the following example to convert the first character of a string to lowercase:

<?php
　　　//Convert the first character of a string to lowercase.
　　　$input = 'w3codebox';
　　　$input = lcfirst($input);　
　　　
　　　echo $input;
?>

Output Result-

w3codebox

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