The toLowerCase() and toUpperCase() methods are particularly useful for comparing strings in a case-insensitive manner.
package{ import flash.display.Sprite; public class Main extends Sprite{ public function Main(){ var sTitleOne:String = new String("ActionScript Bible"); var sTitleTwo:String = new String("ActionScript bible"); trace(sTitleOne.valueOf() == sTitleTwo.valueOf()); trace(sTitleOne.toUpperCase() == sTitleTwo.toUpperCase()); } } }