Id like to know how I can covert a string into a pascal case string in javascript (& most probally regex).
Conversion Examples:
- double-barrel = Double-Barrel
- DOUBLE-BARREL = Double-Barrel
- DoUbLE-BaRRel = Double-Barrel
- double barrel = Double Barrel
Check this link for further info on Pascal Case
s = s.replace(/(\w)(\w*)/g,
function(g0,g1,g2){return g1.toUpperCase() + g2.toLowerCase();});
The regex finds words (here defined using \w
- alphanumerics and underscores), and separates them to two groups - first letter and rest of the word. It then uses a function as a callback to set the proper case.
Example: http://jsbin.com/uvase
Alternately, this will also work - a little less regex and more string manipulation:
s = s.replace(/\w+/g,
function(w){return w[0].toUpperCase() + w.slice(1).toLowerCase();});
I should add this isn't pascal case at all, since you have word barriers (helloworld
vs hello-world
). Without them, the problem is almost unsolvable, even with a dictionary. This is more commonly called Title Case, though it doesn't handle words like "FBI", "the" or "McDonalds".
Here's my suggestion:
function toPascalCase(string) {
return `${string}`
.replace(new RegExp(/[-_]+/, 'g'), ' ')
.replace(new RegExp(/[^\w\s]/, 'g'), '')
.replace(
new RegExp(/\s+(.)(\w+)/, 'g'),
($1, $2, $3) => `${$2.toUpperCase() + $3.toLowerCase()}`
)
.replace(new RegExp(/\s/, 'g'), '')
.replace(new RegExp(/\w/), s => s.toUpperCase());
}
or
String.prototype.toPascalCase = function() {
return this
.replace(new RegExp(/[-_]+/, 'g'), ' ')
.replace(new RegExp(/[^\w\s]/, 'g'), '')
.replace(
new RegExp(/\s+(.)(\w+)/, 'g'),
($1, $2, $3) => `${$2.toUpperCase() + $3.toLowerCase()}`
)
.replace(new RegExp(/\s/, 'g'), '')
.replace(new RegExp(/\w/), s => s.toUpperCase());
};
Test cases:
describe('String to pascal case', function() {
it('should return a pascal cased string', function() {
chai.assert.equal(toPascalCase('foo bar'), 'FooBar');
chai.assert.equal(toPascalCase('Foo Bar'), 'FooBar');
chai.assert.equal(toPascalCase('fooBar'), 'FooBar');
chai.assert.equal(toPascalCase('FooBar'), 'FooBar');
chai.assert.equal(toPascalCase('--foo-bar--'), 'FooBar');
chai.assert.equal(toPascalCase('__FOO_BAR__'), 'FooBar');
chai.assert.equal(toPascalCase('!--foo-¿?-bar--121-**%'), 'FooBar121');
});
});