lower
   This is used to lowercase a variable.
  
| Example 5-12. lower | 
<?php
 $smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Two Convicts Evade Noose, Jury Hung.');
 
 ?>
 | 
 
    Where template is:
    | {$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|lower} | 
 
    This will output:
    | Two Convicts Evade Noose, Jury Hung.
two convicts evade noose, jury hung. | 
 | 
   See also upper and
   Capitalize.