PHP ucwords() Function
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Description
The ucwords() function converts the first character of each word in a string to uppercase.
The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.
| Return Value: | Returns the modified string. |
|---|---|
| Version: | PHP 4+ |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the ucwords() function is given with:
The following example shows the ucwords() function in action.
Example
Run this code »<?php
// Sample string
$str = "hello world!";
// Making first character in each word uppercase
echo ucwords($str);
?>Here's a list of the functions related to ucwords() function:
lcfirst()– Converts the first character of a string to lowercase.ucfirst()– Converts the first character of a string to uppercase.strtoupper()– Converts a string to uppercase.strtolower()– Converts a string to lowercase.
Parameters
The ucwords() function accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the string to work on. |
| separators | Optional. Specifies the word separator characters. |
Tip: The definition of a word is any string of characters that is immediately after any character listed in the separators parameter. The default separator characters are: space (" "), form-feed ("\f"), newline ("\n"), carriage return ("\r"), horizontal tab ("\t"), and vertical tab ("\v").
More Examples
Here're some more examples showing how ucwords() function actually works:
In the following example first character of each comma separated word will be capitalized.
Example
Run this code »<?php
// Sample string
$str = "apple,banana,orange,papaya";
// Capitalize first character of each word
echo ucwords($str, ",");
?>
