uppercase surname with apostrophe in php

[logicslab]

Hi Friends, I am Anes

I want to ensure all surnames are uppercase in php

I use      $surname = ucfirst(strtolower($dataField));

 

How do I ensure that any names such as O'Brien, don't result in O'brien

 

thanks 

[Airzooka]

Hi.

 

If you're only worried about apostrophes:

 

// Check if surname as one or more apostrophes
if (strstr($surname, '\'')) {
  // Divide the surname into multiple parts, divided by apostrophes
  $surnameDivided = explode('\'', $surname);
  // Capitalize the first letter of each "part" of the surname
  foreach ($surnameDivided as &$part) {
    $part = ucfirst(strtolower($part));
  }
  // Bring the surname together again, with apostrophes
  $surname = implode('\'', $surnameDivided);
}

// If there is not an apostrophe in the surname,
// capitalize the first letter as you normally would
else {
  $surname = ucfirst(strtolower($surname));
}