066. Do case-insensitive string comparisons by converting to lower case

topic: Character variables

Note

This tip is a draft1.

Character variables are case-sensitive, and to compare two strings ignoring case you can first convert them to lower case.

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Character variables are case-sensitive, and to compare two strings ignoring case you can first convert them to lower case. pic.twitter.com/D4tnPO8tLE

— FortranTip (@fortrantip) January 1, 2022

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