FcStrDowncase(3)

💖 FcStrDowncase(3) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the FcStrDowncase(3) page — yes that "(3)" means it lives in the library-functions section of the manual, we love a categorised queen 💅 — and honestly? this one's short, sweet, and does exactly one thing. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

FcStrDowncase — makes you a lower case translation of a string, no cap 🫶

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>

FcChar8 * FcStrDowncase (const FcChar8 *s);

like, that's the whole vibe. one function, one argument, one return. iconic behaviour honestly 🎀

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the tea, and it's literally the entire tea 🍓

It allocates memory, then copies s, and while it's doing that little copy it's converting upper case letters to lower case — glow-down era for your letters 💅 — and then it returns the allocated buffer.

that's it. that's the function. no hidden lore, no secret flags, no environment variables, nothing lurking in a corner. she's simple, she's focused, she's giving main character energy in the most minimal way possible 🔥

⚠️ real talk though: it allocates memory, so that buffer is yours now — it's a fresh allocation, not a peek at s. the manual doesn't spell out what you're supposed to do with it, but "allocates memory" is right there in the description for a reason, iykyk 😭 treat that return value with the respect it deserves 🧚

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👑 the little details 👑

• the argument is const FcChar8 *s — const bestie, hands off, we're only reading her 🙈
• the return type is FcChar8 * — a pointer to the shiny new buffer it just allocated 💖
• it returns the allocated buffer — that's literally the last thing the description says, so don't come for me ⭐
• the conversion is strictly upper case → lower case. that's the assignment. that's what we're doing today 🌈

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💜 sign-off 💜

this page came to you from Fontconfig 2.17.0, dated 27 June 2025 — go off, version 2.17.0, we stan a documented queen 👑💖

now go lowercase something, bestie. slay 🦋✨