Java - convert string to lowercase

In this article, we would like to show you how to convert string to lowercase in Java.

Quick solution:

String text = "ABCD";

String textLower = text.toLowerCase();

System.out.println(textLower);  // abcd

Practical example

In this example, we use String.toLowerCase() method to convert the text string to lowercase.

public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String text = "ABCD";

        // convert text to lowercase
        String textLower = text.toLowerCase();

        System.out.println(textLower);  // abcd
    }
}

Output:

abcd