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Converts the input string to uppercase characters. Note that Firebolt uses the POSIX locale, therefore upper only converts the ASCII characters “a” through “z” to uppercase. Non-ASCII characters remain unchanged.

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Syntax

UPPER(<expression>)

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionSupported input types
<expression>The string to be converted to uppercase characters.TEXT

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Return Type

TEXT

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Example

The following example converts a game player’s username from lowercase to uppercase characters: 
SELECT
	UPPER('esimpson') as username
Returns: ESIMPSON Because Firebolt uses the POSIX locale, non-ASCII characters are not uppercased: 
SELECT UPPER('München')
Returns: MüNCHEN