*
     * @param lowercaseWildcard True to convert wildcard terms to lowercase, false otherwise
     */
    public void setLowercaseWildcard(final boolean lowercaseWildcard) {
        this.lowercaseWildcard = lowercaseWildcard;
    }

        if (lowercaseWildcard) {
            return value.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
        }
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the lowercase wildcard flag.
     *
     * @param lowercaseWildcard the lowercase wildcard flag
     */
    public void setLowercaseWildcard(final boolean lowercaseWildcard) {
        this.lowercaseWildcard = lowercaseWildcard;
    }