The toUpperCase()
method of String
values returns this string converted to uppercase.
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String.prototype.toUpperCase()
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Syntax
js
toUpperCase()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A new string representing the calling string converted to upper case.
Description
The toUpperCase()
method returns the value of the string converted to uppercase. This method does not affect the value of the string itself since JavaScript strings are immutable.
Examples
Basic usage
js
console.log("alphabet".toUpperCase()); // 'ALPHABET'
Conversion of non-string this
values to strings
This method will convert any non-string value to a string, when you set its this
to a value that is not a string:
js
const a = String.prototype.toUpperCase.call({
toString() {
return "abcdef";
},
});
const b = String.prototype.toUpperCase.call(true);
// prints out 'ABCDEF TRUE'.
console.log(a, b);
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | Server | ||||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | Deno | Node.js | ||
toUpperCase |
1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.10.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/toUpperCase