lcfirst() function in Perl returns the string VAR or $_ after converting the First character to lowercase.
Syntax: lcfirst(VAR)
Parameter:
VAR: Sentence whose first character is to be converted to lower caseReturns: the string VAR or $_ with the first character lowercased
Example 1:
#!/usr/bin/perl # Original String containing both # lower and upper case letters $orignal_string = "GEEkS FoR geEkS" ;
# Converting the First character to Lower case $changed_string = lcfirst ( $orignal_string );
# Printing the original String print "Original String : $orignal_string\n" ;
# Printing the Changed String print "Changed String : $changed_string\n" ;
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Output:
Original String : GEEkS FoR geEkS Changed String : gEEkS FoR geEkS
Example 2:
#!/usr/bin/perl # Original String containing # lower and upper case letters # as well as numerics $orignal_string = "G33kS F0R g3EkS" ;
# Converting the first character to Lower case $changed_string = lcfirst ( $orignal_string );
# Printing the original String print "Original String : $orignal_string\n" ;
# Printing the Changed String print "Changed String : $changed_string\n" ;
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Output:
Original String : G33kS F0R g3EkS Changed String : g33kS F0R g3EkS