ctype::toupper
Converts a character or a range of characters to upper case.
CharType toupper(
CharType _Ch
) const;
const CharType *toupper(
CharType* _First,
const CharType* _Last
) const;
Parameters
_Ch
The character to be converted to uppercase._First
A pointer to the first character in the range of characters whose cases are to be converted._Last
A pointer to the last character in the range of characters whose cases are to be converted.
Return Value
The first member function returns the uppercase form of the parameter character. If no uppercase form exists, it returns the parameter character.
The second member function returns a constant pointer to the last character in the converted range of characters.
Remarks
The first member function returns do_toupper(_Ch). The second member function returns do_toupper(_First, _Last).
Example
// ctype_toupper.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <locale>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main( )
{
locale loc1 ( "German_Germany" );
char string[] = "Hello, my name is John!";
use_facet<ctype<char> > ( loc1 ).toupper
( &string[0], &string[strlen(&string[0])-1] );
cout << "The uppercase string is: " << string << endl;
}
The uppercase string is: HELLO, MY NAME IS JOHN!
Requirements
Header: <locale>
Namespace: std