[SOLVED] Manipulate String

[robert_gsfame]

hello codemasters...

 

i would like to ask some simple question, how can i change every first letter into capital letter

 

for example :      <?php $name = 'JIM HUMPHREY';?>

 

and i would like to make it into this when i call $name using echo

 

                                Jim Humphrey

 

 

and how bout if they have 3 words separated with space

 

for example :        $name = JIM HUMPHREY GODFREY

 

and it should result    Jim Humphrey Godfrey

 

 

thanks in advance

[smerny]

echo ucwords($name);

[robert_gsfame]

No it doesn't work if all letters are capital letter..

 

if $name = JAMES HUGHES GODFREY then if i use ucwords then it will result the

 

same unless i have created $name = james hughes godfrey

 

So does it mean i have to create $name2 = strtolower($name) then ucwords($name2)????

 

it will need more effort, or do you have any better idea?

[smerny]

ucwords(strtolower($name))

[ingeva]

ucwords(strtolower($name))

 

I prefer to use:

 

function titlecase($name)
{	return mb_convert_case(trim($name),MB_CASE_TITLE);
}

 

In order to use it you MAY have to define the character set first:

 

$charset = "utf-8";
mb_internal_encoding ($charset);

 

I have similar functions for uppercase and lowercase.

With the local functions you don't have to remember the MB_CASE_.... constants.

[robert_gsfame]

any other ideas?

 

i have this problem with strtolower(ucwords

 

what if the strings that i want to manipulate is job title for example : $name = FINANCE MANAGER (FM)

 

if i use echo strtolower(ucwords($name))

 

then it comes Finance Manager (fm)

 

it should be --------------> Finance Manager (FM)

 

any other ideas?

 

 

 

 

 

[Alex]

any other ideas?

 

i have this problem with strtolower(ucwords

 

what if the strings that i want to manipulate is job title for example : $name = FINANCE MANAGER (FM)

 

if i use echo strtolower(ucwords($name))

 

then it comes Finance Manager (fm)

 

it should be --------------> Finance Manager (FM)

 

any other ideas?

Will the things that you want non-effected be within ( )? If so you can do this:

<?php
$name = 'FINANCE MANAGER (FM)';
$split = explode(' ', $name);
foreach($split as &$part)
{
$part = ($part{0} != '(') ? ucfirst(strtolower($part)) : $part;
}
$name = implode(' ', $split);
echo $name;

Output: Finance Manager (FM)

[The Little Guy]

Here is what I came up with:

 

<?php
$str = ucwords(strtolower('FINANCE MANAGER (FM)'));
if(preg_match("~\((.+?)\)~i",$str,$matches)){
	$match = strtoupper($matches[0]);
	$str = preg_replace("~\((.+?)\)~i", $match, $str);
}
echo $str;
?>

[robert_gsfame]

COOL ANSWER...!!! i thought there is a command to do this...THANX GUYS

 

[nrg_alpha]

Here is what I came up with:

 

<?php
$str = ucwords(strtolower('FINANCE MANAGER (FM)'));
if(preg_match("~\((.+?)\)~i",$str,$matches)){
	$match = strtoupper($matches[0]);
	$str = preg_replace("~\((.+?)\)~i", $match, $str);
}
echo $str;
?>

 

Alternatively, you could do away with the need to create $match by integrating the $matches[1] right into an str_replace instead:

 

$str = ucwords(strtolower('FINANCE MANAGER (FM)'));
$str = (preg_match('#\(([^)]+)\)#', $str, $matches))? str_replace($matches[1], strtoupper($matches[1]), $str): $str;
echo $str;