[SOLVED] ucfirst the next character

[homer.favenir]

hi,

how can i make a character capitalize after each . and -?

 

$str = "im.always-here, and-will always.be";

 

i want each the character after period and dash to be capitalize

 

"im.Always-Here, and-Wil always.Be"

 

please kindly help

 

thanks

[Garethp]

$content = preg_replace('~(\.|-)(\s)([a-z])~', strtoupper('$1$2$3'), $content);

 

But I'm still kinda knew to this, so this might not be the right/best answer

[homer.favenir]

it didnt work...

[nrg_alpha]

Perhaps:

 

$str = "im.always-here, and-will always.be";
$str = preg_replace('#[.-][a-z]#e', 'strtoupper(\'$0\')', $str);

 

@Gareth,

 

When using an alternation like (\.|-), you can simply use a character class instead [.-]. You have a space in between, but the requirement is to capitalize each character after . and -... if you look at the OP's example, notice that not all these characters precede a space. so it is better to simply look for a lowercase alpha character after the . or -. When using php functionality in the replace, you should use the 'e' modifier. More importantly, you should test your regex first

[Garethp]

Thanks! I'll make sure to take that into consideration from now on!

[homer.favenir]

great! thank your very much! it works like a charm!