islower, iswlower

int islower( int c );

int iswlower( wint_t c );

Each of these routines returns true if c is a particular representation of a lowercase character.

Routine Required Header Compatibility
islower <ctype.h> ANSI, Win 95, Win NT
iswlower <ctype.h> or <wchar.h> ANSI, Win 95, Win NT

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

LIBC.LIB Single thread static library, retail version
LIBCMT.LIB Multithread static library, retail version
MSVCRT.LIB Import library for MSVCRT.DLL, retail version

Return Value

islower returns a non-zero value if c is a lowercase character (a – z). iswlower returns a non-zero value if c is a wide character that corresponds to a lowercase letter, or if c is one of an implementation-defined set of wide characters for which none of iswcntrl, iswdigit, iswpunct, or iswspace is true. Each of these routines returns 0 if c does not satisfy the test condition.

The result of the test condition for the islower function depends on the LC_CTYPE category setting of the current locale; see setlocale for more information. For iswlower, the result of the test condition is independent of locale.

Parameter

c

Integer to test

Generic-Text Routine Mappings

TCHAR.H Routine _UNICODE & _MBCS Not Defined _MBCS Defined _UNICODE Defined
_istlower islower _ismbclower iswlower

Character Classification RoutinesLocale Routinesis, isw Function Overview