Inflector Helper

The Inflector Helper file contains functions that permit you to change English words to plural, singular, camel case, etc.

Loading this Helper

This helper is loaded using the following code:

helper('inflector');

Available Functions

The following functions are available:

singular($string)
Parameters:
  • $string (string) – Input string
Returns:

A singular word
Return type:

string

Changes a plural word to singular. Example:

echo singular('dogs'); // Prints 'dog'
plural($string)
Parameters:
  • $string (string) – Input string
Returns:

A plural word
Return type:

string

Changes a singular word to plural. Example:

echo plural('dog'); // Prints 'dogs'
camelize($string)
Parameters:
  • $string (string) – Input string
Returns:

Camel case string
Return type:

string

Changes a string of words separated by spaces or underscores to camel case. Example:

echo camelize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'myDogSpot'
pascalize($string)
Parameters:
  • $string (string) – Input string
Returns:

Pascal case string
Return type:

string

Changes a string of words separated by spaces or underscores to Pascal case, which is camel case with the first letter capitalized. Example:

echo pascalize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'MyDogSpot'
underscore($string)
Parameters:
  • $string (string) – Input string
Returns:

String containing underscores instead of spaces
Return type:

string

Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them. Example:

echo underscore('my dog spot'); // Prints 'my_dog_spot'
humanize($string[, $separator = '_'])
Parameters:
  • $string (string) – Input string
  • $separator (string) – Input separator
Returns:

Humanized string
Return type:

string

Takes multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between them. Each word is capitalized.

Example:

echo humanize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'

To use dashes instead of underscores:

echo humanize('my-dog-spot', '-'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'
is_pluralizable($word)
Parameters:
  • $word (string) – Input string
Returns:

TRUE if the word is countable or FALSE if not
Return type:

bool

Checks if the given word has a plural version. Example:

is_pluralizable('equipment'); // Returns FALSE
dasherize($string)
Parameters:
  • $string (string) – Input string
Returns:

Dasherized string
Return type:

string

Replaces underscores with dashes in the string. Example:

dasherize('hello_world'); // Returns 'hello-world'
ordinal($integer)
Parameters:
  • $integer (int) – The integer to determine the suffix
Returns:

Ordinal suffix
Return type:

string

Returns the suffix that should be added to a number to denote the position such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Example:

ordinal(1); // Returns 'st'
ordinalize($integer)
Parameters:
  • $integer (int) – The integer to ordinalize
Returns:

Ordinalized integer
Return type:

string

Turns a number into an ordinal string used to denote the position such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Example:

ordinalize(1); // Returns '1st'