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# upper

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## upper(text: String): String

Returns the provided string in uppercase characters.

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>text</code></p></td><td><p>The string to convert to uppercase.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example converts lowercase characters to uppercase.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
{ "name" : upper("mulesoft") }
```

#### Output

```JSON
{ "name": "MULESOFT" }
```

## upper(value: Null): Null

Helper function that enables `upper` to work with a `null` value.