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Return the number of characters in the category `LOWER` (i&period;e&period;, `&lsqb;a&hyphen;z&rsqb;`)&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bdlb&lowbar;chartype&period;h&gt;`

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static
int
numLower();
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== Return Value

number of characters in category `LOWER`


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