instance method `titleize`

Ruby on Rails 4.1.16

Since v2.2.3

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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titleize(word)

Capitalizes all the words and replaces some characters in the string to create a nicer looking title. titleize is meant for creating pretty output. It is not used in the Rails internals.

titleize is also aliased as titlecase.

'man from the boondocks'.titleize   # => "Man From The Boondocks"
'x-men: the last stand'.titleize    # => "X Men: The Last Stand"
'TheManWithoutAPast'.titleize       # => "The Man Without A Past"
'raiders_of_the_lost_ark'.titleize  # => "Raiders Of The Lost Ark"

Parameters

word req

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb, line 134
    def titleize(word)
      humanize(underscore(word)).gsub(/\b(?<!['’`])[a-z]/) { $&.capitalize }
    end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector/methods.rb line 134 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveSupport::Inflector

Signature

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