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functx:camel-case-to-words

Turns a camelCase string into space-separated words

Description

The functx:camel-case-to-words function turns a camel-case string (one that uses upper-case letters to start new words, as in "thisIsACamelCaseTerm"), and turns them into a string of words using a space or other delimiter.

Arguments and Return Type

XQuery Function Declaration

declare namespace functx = "http://www.functx.com";
declare function functx:camel-case-to-words
  ( $arg as xs:string? ,
    $delim as xs:string )  as xs:string {

   concat(substring($arg,1,1),
             replace(substring($arg,2),'(\p{Lu})',
                        concat($delim, '$1')))
 } ;

Examples

functx:camel-case-to-words(
     'thisIsACamelCaseTerm',' ')

this Is A Camel Case Term

functx:camel-case-to-words(
     'thisIsACamelCaseTerm',',')

this,Is,A,Camel,Case,Term

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