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JavaScript: Converts the first letter of each word of a string in upper case

JavaScript Function: Exercise-5 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function that accepts a string as a parameter and converts the first letter of each word of the string in upper case.
Example string: 'the quick brown fox'
Expected Output: 'The Quick Brown Fox '

Pictorial Presentation:

JavaScript: Converts the first letter of each word of a string in upper case

Sample Solution: -

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Converts the first letter of each word of a string in upper case</title>
</head>
<body>
  
</body>
</html>

JavaScript Code:

//Write a JavaScript function that accepts a string as a parameter and converts the first letter of each word of the string in upper case.

function uppercase(str)
{
  var array1 = str.split(' ');
  var newarray1 = [];
    
  for(var x = 0; x < array1.length; x++){
      newarray1.push(array1[x].charAt(0).toUpperCase()+array1[x].slice(1));
  }
  return newarray1.join(' ');
}
console.log(uppercase("the quick brown fox"));

Sample Output:

The Quick Brown Fox

Explanation:

Assume str = "the quick brown fox";

The split() method is used to split a String object into an array of strings by separating the string into substrings.
console.log(str.split(' '));
Output : ["the", "quick", "brown", "fox"]
First substrings -> "the"
Code to convert first character of the above sting to upper case-> array1[x].charAt(0).toUpperCase()
console.log(array1[x].charAt(0).toUpperCase()); [here x=0]
Output : "T"
Rest part of the string "the" -> array1[x].slice(1)
console.log(array1[0].slice(1));
Output : "he"
Final string :
console.log(array1[0].charAt(0).toUpperCase()+array1[0].slice(1));
Output : "The"
Now insert the above string into another array :
newarray1.push(array1[x].charAt(0).toUpperCase()+array1[x].slice(1));

Used functions :
The charAt() method is used to get the specified character from a string.
Syntax : str.charAt(index). Where index represents an integer between 0 and 1-less-than the length of the string.
The toUpperCase() method is used to convert the string value to uppercase.
The slice() method returns a shallow copy of a portion of an array into a new array object.
The push() method is used to add one or more elements to the end of an array and returns the new length of the array.

After completing the for loop return the final string :
return newarray1.join(' ');
The join() method joins all elements of an array into a string.

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JavaScript: Tips of the Day

How to insert an item into an array at a specific index (JavaScript)?

What you want is the splice function on the native array object.

arr.splice(index, 0, item); will insert item into arr at the specified index (deleting 0 items first, that is, it's just an insert). In this example we will create an array and add an element to it into index 2:

var arr = [];
arr[0] = "Jani";
arr[1] = "Hege";
arr[2] = "Stale";
arr[3] = "Kai Jim";
arr[4] = "Borge";

console.log(arr.join());
arr.splice(2, 0, "Lene");
console.log(arr.join());

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