Perl String uc() Function - Quick Tutorial

$STRING uc($STRING); Perls uc() function takes a string, makes the entire thing uppercase, and then returns the new string. $myWord word; $myUpperWord uc($myWord); First, $myWord is set to a value of word, then the uc() function is run on $myWord. The uc() function takes the entire string $myWord and converts it to its uppercase equivalent. The value of $myUpperWord is then equal to WORD.