Re: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
So sprach »PHP Junkie« am 2001-07-23 um 21:39:07 -0400 : I'm taking in first name and last name data into a MySQL db through a form. Users sometimes don't capitalize their first and last names when entering the data. Is there a function to clean this up for consistency? If so, what is the name of the function that performs this? Yep, ucwords. But this is not a good idea! There are Names (like Hans vom Bach or somesuch) which do NOT have to be captialized. Actually, capitalizing the vom would be wrong. Although this was just a German example, I'd bet there are names in French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian as well which should not be capitalized. Hmm, how about English? Sometimes there are suffixes like the 3rd, no? Would it be right to capitalize this? Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 1 day 7 hours 12 minutes -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
You wrote: So sprach »PHP Junkie« am 2001-07-23 um 21:39:07 -0400 : I'm taking in first name and last name data into a MySQL db through a form. Users sometimes don't capitalize their first and last names when entering the data. Is there a function to clean this up for consistency? If so, what is the name of the function that performs this? Yep, ucwords. But this is not a good idea! There are Names (like Hans vom Bach or somesuch) which do NOT have to be captialized. Actually, capitalizing the vom would be wrong. Although this was just a German example, I'd bet there are names in French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian as well which should not be capitalized. Hmm, how about English? Sometimes there are suffixes like the 3rd, no? Would it be right to capitalize this? Usually, the 3rd is written as John Doe, III, AFAIK, so that's not really an issue. -- -Ryan :: ICQ - 595003 :: GigaBoard - http://www.gigaboard.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
On Tuesday, July 24, 2001 2:32 AM, Alexander Skwar said: But this is not a good idea! There are Names (like Hans vom Bach or somesuch) which do NOT have to be captialized. Actually, capitalizing the vom would be wrong. Although this was just a German example, I'd bet there are names in French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian as well which should not be capitalized. ..or, at least not capitalized in the simple fashion of ucwords(). Leonardo da Vinci Otto von Bismarck Hmm, how about English? ..or Scottish, or Irish? Elle MacPherson Angus MacGyver Ronald McDonald Sometimes there are suffixes like the 3rd, no? Would it be right to capitalize this? Well, usually that'd be III. Of course, John Smith, Iii would be wrong... - Brian --- Brian S. Dunworth Sr. Software Development Engineer Oracle Database Administrator The Printing House, Ltd. (850) 875-1500 x225 --- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
So sprach »Ryan Fischer« am 2001-07-24 um 07:35:37 -0400 : Usually, the 3rd is written as John Doe, III, AFAIK, so that's not really an issue. Okay, III isn't an issue then. What about people with Dr. titles? Like 'Dr. med John Doe'. There the 'med' shouldn't be capitalized. And I'm sure, there are enough other examples - but: it's your app, *I* would not do it, but that's just me. If people are too lazy to type there name correctly capitalized, than it's their problem IMHO. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 1 day 16 hours 35 minutes -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
You wrote: So sprach »Ryan Fischer« am 2001-07-24 um 07:35:37 -0400 : Usually, the 3rd is written as John Doe, III, AFAIK, so that's not really an issue. Okay, III isn't an issue then. What about people with Dr. titles? Like 'Dr. med John Doe'. There the 'med' shouldn't be capitalized. Never heard of that one before. Usually, a medical doctor adds an M.D. at the end of his name indicating so. And I'm sure, there are enough other examples - but: it's your app, *I* would not do it, but that's just me. If people are too lazy to type there name correctly capitalized, than it's their problem IMHO. Agreed. ;) -- -Ryan :: ICQ - 595003 :: GigaBoard - http://www.gigaboard.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
So sprach »Ryan Fischer« am 2001-07-24 um 13:18:33 -0400 : Never heard of that one before. Usually, a medical doctor adds an M.D. at the end of his name indicating so. Hmm, this maybe the case in the states. Dr. med. is the German title. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 1 day 17 hours 59 minutes -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Re: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
True. or what about the Irish.. The Mc***'s or the Mac*'s !! Hmmm? This will be a challenge for sure!! Alexander Skwar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So sprach »PHP Junkie« am 2001-07-23 um 21:39:07 -0400 : I'm taking in first name and last name data into a MySQL db through a form. Users sometimes don't capitalize their first and last names when entering the data. Is there a function to clean this up for consistency? If so, what is the name of the function that performs this? Yep, ucwords. But this is not a good idea! There are Names (like Hans vom Bach or somesuch) which do NOT have to be captialized. Actually, capitalizing the vom would be wrong. Although this was just a German example, I'd bet there are names in French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian as well which should not be capitalized. Hmm, how about English? Sometimes there are suffixes like the 3rd, no? Would it be right to capitalize this? Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 1 day 7 hours 12 minutes __ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP] Capitalize Function ??
I think ucfirst() only does the first character of the string... ucwords() will do all the parts of the name. The only shortcoming I've found is if people put in a middle initial and add a period to it, or put a nickname in quotes... ucwords() skips those. -Original Message- From: Opec Kemp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 9:53 PM To: PHP Junkie Cc: PHP List Subject: RE: [PHP] Capitalize Function ?? The function that you want is called: ucfirst() http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ucfirst.php To make sure that string are consistant you might want to convert all characters in the string to Lower case first then call this function. This will ensure that stuff like JoHn sMITH gets converted to John Smith consistantly. -Original Message- From: PHP Junkie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 11:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Capitalize Function ?? I know this one will be an easy one ... I'm taking in first name and last name data into a MySQL db through a form. Users sometimes don't capitalize their first and last names when entering the data. Is there a function to clean this up for consistency? If so, what is the name of the function that performs this? Thanks in advance, -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
