Term: UPPER

Definition:
The Oracle UPPER function is used to convert strings to all upper case (i.e. capitals).

Example Syntax:

SELECT UPPER (Last_Name) as Last_Name FROM users;

If the name 'Smith' was retrieved from the users table by the above SQL, the value returned would be 'SMITH'.

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UPPER function - The upper function converts all letters in the specified string to uppercase.
String Functions: UPPER - Makes all characters upper case. Numbers remain unchanged.