I use this #(\s|^)([a-z0-9-_]+)#i for capitalize every first letter every word, i want it also to capitalize the letter if it's after a special mark like a dash(-)
Now it shows:
This Is A Test For-stackoverflow
And i want this:
This Is A Test For-Stackoverflow
Any suggestions/samples for me?
I'am not a pro, so try to keep it simple for me to understand.
+1 for word boundaries, and here is a comparable Javascript solution. This accounts for possessives, as well:
var re = /(\b[a-z](?!\s))/g;
var s = "fort collins, croton-on-hudson, harper's ferry, coeur d'alene, o'fallon";
s = s.replace(re, function(x){return x.toUpperCase();});
console.log(s); // "Fort Collins, Croton-On-Hudson, Harper's Ferry, Coeur D'Alene, O'Fallon"
A simple solution is to use word boundaries:
#\b[a-z0-9-_]+#i
Alternatively, you can match for just a few characters:
#([\s\-_]|^)([a-z0-9-_]+)#i
Actually dont need to match full string just match the first non-uppercase letter like this:
'~\b([a-z])~'
If you want to use pure regular expressions you must use the \u.
To transform this string:
This Is A Test For-stackoverflow
into
This Is A Test For-Stackoverflow
You must put:
(.+)-(.+) to capture the values before and after the "-"
then to replace it you must put:
$1-\u$2
If it is in bash you must put:
echo "This Is A Test For-stackoverflow" | sed 's/\(.\)-\(.\)/\1-\u\2/'
For JavaScript, here’s a solution that works across different languages and alphabets:
const originalString = "this is a test for-stackoverflow"
const processedString = originalString.replace(/(?:^|\s|[-"'([{])+\S/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase())
It matches any non-whitespace character \S that is preceded by a the start of the string ^, whitespace \s, or any of the characters -"'([{, and replaces it with its uppercase variant.
my solution using javascript
function capitalize(str) {
var reg = /\b([a-zÁ-ú]{3,})/g;
return string.replace(reg, (w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1));
}
with es6 + javascript
const capitalize = str =>
str.replace(/\b([a-zÁ-ú]{3,})/g, (w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1));
/<expression-here>/g
[a-zÁ-ú] here I consider all the letters of the alphabet, including capital letters and with accentuation.
ex: sábado de Janeiro às 19h. sexta-feira de janeiro às 21 e horas[a-zÁ-ú]{3,} so I'm going to remove some letters that are not big enough\b([a-zÁ-ú]{3,}) lastly i keep only words that complete which are selected. Have to use () to isolate the last expression to work.after achieving this, I apply the changes only to the words that are in lower case
string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1); // output -> Output
joining the two
str.replace(/\b(([a-zÁ-ú]){3,})/g, (w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1));
result:
Sábado de Janeiro às 19h. Sexta-Feira de Janeiro às 21 e Horas
Here's my Python solution
>>> import re
>>> the_string = 'this is a test for stack-overflow'
>>> re.sub(r'(((?<=\s)|^|-)[a-z])', lambda x: x.group().upper(), the_string)
'This Is A Test For Stack-Overflow'
read about the "positive lookbehind" here: https://www.regular-expressions.info/lookaround.html
this will make
R.E.A.C De Boeremeakers
from
r.e.a.c de boeremeakers
(?<=\A|[ .])(?<up>[a-z])(?=[a-z. ])
using
Dim matches As MatchCollection = Regex.Matches(inputText, "(?<=\A|[ .])(?<up>[a-z])(?=[a-z. ])")
Dim outputText As New StringBuilder
If matches(0).Index > 0 Then outputText.Append(inputText.Substring(0, matches(0).Index))
index = matches(0).Index + matches(0).Length
For Each Match As Match In matches
Try
outputText.Append(UCase(Match.Value))
outputText.Append(inputText.Substring(Match.Index + 1, Match.NextMatch.Index - Match.Index - 1))
Catch ex As Exception
outputText.Append(inputText.Substring(Match.Index + 1, inputText.Length - Match.Index - 1))
End Try
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