Converting Strings To Title Case

[RandomSF 0]

AutoIt has built-in Lower and Upper case functions. Is there an easy way to do Title Case, also known as Initial Caps?

[CyberSlug 3]

Try this:

$foo = "this is some sentence"

MsgBox(4096,"", _StringInitial($foo))
Exit


Func _StringInitial($text)
   Local $i, $temp, $char, $isFirstLetter = 1
   
   For $i = 1 to StringLen($text)
      $char =  StringMid($text, $i, 1)
      If $isFirstLetter And Asc($char) >= 97 And Asc($char) <= 122 Then
         $tmp = $tmp & Chr(Asc($char)-32)
         $isFirstLetter = 0
      ElseIf $char = " " Then
         $isFirstLetter = 1
         $tmp = $tmp & " "
      Else
         $tmp = $tmp & $char
      EndIf
   Next
   Return $tmp
EndFunc

[Valik 471]

Do you mean every worse should start with a capital letter, like this:

This Is A Test Sentence.

If so, that's simple. StringSplit using space as a delimiter, If the first character of each elment is an alpha character, Run that through the upper case function and re-build the string.

[scriptkitty 1]

My version of Valik's thought:

$x="If so, that's simple. StringSplit using space as a delimiter, If the first character of each elment is an alpha character, Run that through the upper case function and re-build the string."
MsgBox(1,"",Title($x))



Func Title($_x)
$_y=""
$_title=StringSplit($_x," ")
For $i=1 To $_title[0]
$_y=$_y & " "& StringUpper ( StringLeft($_title[$i],1) ) & StringTrimLeft($_title[$i],1)
Next
Return StringTrimLeft($_y,1)
EndFunc

No need to determine if first letter is a letter or not, StringUpper will only campitalise letters.

Edited March 8, 2004 by scriptkitty

[CyberSlug 3]

does the 'stringsplit' method correctly capitalize "word in quotes"?

My code should, though you might want to make the following change to the ElseIf-clause:

ElseIf $char = " " or $char = @TAB or $char = @LF or $char = @CR Then

Edited March 9, 2004 by CyberSlug

[scriptkitty 1]

Ok here is one to play around with, copy what ever you like into the clipboard, and run this:

It will capitalise pretty well for ya

$x=clipget()
msgbox(1,"",Titlecase($x))

Func Titlecase($_x)
$y=StringLeft($_x,1)
$y1=$y
$out=StringUpper($y)
$_x=StringTrimLeft ($_x,1)

for $i=0 to Stringlen($_x)
$y=StringLeft($_x,1)
if asc($y1)>90 and asc($y1)<97 or(asc($y1)<65 or asc($y1)>122) then
$out=$out&StringUpper($y)
else
$out=$out&$y
endif
$y1=StringLeft($_x,1)
$_x=StringTrimLeft ($_x,1)
next
return $out
EndFunc

Edited March 9, 2004 by scriptkitty

[scriptkitty 1]

Oops, I Forgot You Want Title Case, Not Only Capitalise The First Letter, So Here Ya Go:

$x=clipget()

msgbox(1,"",Titlecase($x))

Func Titlecase($_x)
$y=StringLeft($_x,1)
$y1=$y
$out=StringUpper($y)
$_x=StringTrimLeft ($_x,1)

for $i=0 to Stringlen($_x)
$y=StringLeft($_x,1)
if asc($y1)>90 and asc($y1)<97 or(asc($y1)<65 or asc($y1)>122) then
$out=$out&StringUpper($y)
else
$out=$out&StringLower($y)
endif
$y1=StringLeft($_x,1)
$_x=StringTrimLeft ($_x,1)
next
return $out
EndFunc

example

This could be234tough|to work[out]title_case,so you may#wish to adjust it?

becomes

This Could Be234Tough|To Work[Out]Title_Case,So You May#Wish To Adjust It?

Edited March 9, 2004 by scriptkitty

[RandomSF 0]

Close enough. I can munge this to my specifics.

Thanks everyone.