# toLowerCaseLocaleSafe

open fun toLowerCaseLocaleSafe(s: String): String(source)

This method should be used when making strings lowercase that could be affected by locale differences. This method always uses an English locale.

#### Return

a lowercase string that ignores locale

#### Parameters

s

string to be made lowercase

#### See also

<a href="https://issues.gradle.org/browse/GRADLE-3470">GRADLE-3470</a>
<a href="https://haacked.com/archive/2012/07/05/turkish-i-problem-and-why-you-should-care.aspx/">Turkish i problem</a>