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FunctX XQuery Functions

functx:capitalize-first

Capitalizes the first character of a string

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Description

The functx:capitalize-first function capitalizes the first character of $arg. If the first character is not a lowercase letter, $arg is left unchanged. It capitalizes only the first character of the entire string, not the first letter of every word.

Arguments and Return Type

NameTypeDescription
$arg xs:string? the word or phrase to capitalize
return value xs:string?

XQuery Function Declaration

See XSLT definition.
declare namespace functx = "http://www.functx.com";
declare function functx:capitalize-first
  ( $arg as xs:string? )  as xs:string? {

   concat(upper-case(substring($arg,1,1)),
             substring($arg,2))
 } ;

Examples

XQuery ExampleResults
functx:capitalize-first('hello')
Hello
functx:capitalize-first('hello world')
Hello world
functx:capitalize-first('Hello world')
Hello world

See Also

fn:upper-caseConverts to upper case

History

Published OnLast UpdatedContributor(s)
2006-06-272007-02-26Priscilla Walmsley, Datypic, pwalmsley@datypic.com, http://www.datypic.com
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