Convert a string to "Title Case"???

[boyced]

Hi all,

Firstly I am new to java so your help would be greatly appreciated.

I have been searching the net for a function that converts a string to Title Case. As of yet I have had no joy.

If anyone can help.

Thanks,
Dean.

[JGRobinson]

Hi Dean,

Here you go,

Hope it helps.
Graham

//---------------------------------------------

public class StringUtils
{
static String toTitleCase(String stringToConvert)
{
// First thing to do is to create a string buffer as you
// cannot change a string

StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(stringToConvert);

// Go through the string, every time you come across
// a new word set the first letter to upper case

boolean haveSeenSpace = true; // Set it initially to true so that we set
// the first letter
for(int i = 0; i < sb.length();i++)
{
if(sb.charAt(i) == ' ')
{
haveSeenSpace = true;
}
else
{
// Must be a letter so check to see if the last item was
// a space to set to upper case
if(haveSeenSpace)
{
sb.setCharAt(i, Character.toUpperCase(sb.charAt(i)));
haveSeenSpace = false;
}
else
{
// Must be a letter so push to lower
sb.setCharAt(i, Character.toLowerCase(sb.charAt(i)));
}
}
}
return (sb.toString());
}

/*
* Main routine to test with
*/

public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println(StringUtils.toTitleCase("this is a string"));
System.out.println(StringUtils.toTitleCase("THIS IS A STRING"));
}
}

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