diff --git a/01/main.c b/01/main.c
index 04a6766..49ecfa7 100644
--- a/01/main.c
+++ b/01/main.c
@@ -12,31 +12,55 @@ int freq_char(char[]);
 int rem_char(char[]);
 char flames_char(int);
 
+// strmal function
+char* strmal(char *str){
+    /*
+    input: fullname 
+    process : using ascii values to convert 
+    output: lowercase , nospace
+    */
+   int j = 0;
+   for(int i =0 ; str[i]!='\0';i++){
+    if( str[i]>='A' && str[i]<='Z'){
+        str[i] = str[i] + 32; // increasing the ascii value by 32 i.e converting to smallcase for male array
+    }
+    if(str[i] != ' ') {
+        str[j++] = str[i]; // removing the spaces 
+    }
+   }
+   str[j] = '\0'; // ending the string 
+   return str; // returing the string 
+   }
 
 int main(){
 
-    char *male[] = {"Name1"};
-    char *female[] = {"Name2"};
-
-    char output = flames(male, female);
-
-    switch (output)
-    {
-    case 'F':
-        break;
-    case 'L':
-        break;
-    case 'A':
-        break;
-    case 'M':
-        break;
-    case 'E':
-        break;
-    case 'S':
-    }
+    // char *male[] = {"Name1"};
+    // char *female[] = {"Name2"};
+
+    
+    // char output = flames(male, female);
+    printf("the output is %s %s",strmal("i am not good"),strmal("like everyone else"));
+
+
+    // switch (output)
+    // {
+    // case 'F':
+    //     break;
+    // case 'L':
+    //     break;
+    // case 'A':
+    //     break;
+    // case 'M':
+    //     break;
+    // case 'E':
+    //     break;
+    // case 'S':
+    // }
 
 
 
     return 0;
 }
 
+
+