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Category:
   STRINGS

Description:
   Converts a string to Proper Case Formatting

Parameters:

1. str (String, required)
          The string you wish to Proper Case.
   
   

Returns:
       (String) A new list.

Requires:
       

Sample Use:
       

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function Capitalize(str){
 	var loop = 0;
	var result = "";
	var re = "[^[:alpha:]]([a-z])";
	var start = 1;
	str = LCase(str);
	str = UCase(Left(str,1)) & Right(str,Len(str)-1);
	result = REFindNoCase(re,str,start,true);
	while (result.pos[1] and ArrayLen(result.pos) gt 1){
		str = mid(str,1,result.pos[2]-1) & UCase(mid(str,result.pos[2],1)) & mid(str,result.pos[2]+1,Len(str)-result.pos[2]);
		start = start+result.pos[1];
		result = REFindNoCase(re,str,start,true);
	}
	return str;
};
// http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=76&function=Capitalize

function Capitalize(str){ var loop = 0; var result = ""; var re = "[^[:alpha:]]([a-z])"; var start = 1; str = LCase(str); str = UCase(Left(str,1)) & Right(str,Len(str)-1); result = REFindNoCase(re,str,start,true); while (result.pos[1] and ArrayLen(result.pos) gt 1){ str = mid(str,1,result.pos[2]-1) & UCase(mid(str,result.pos[2],1)) & mid(str,result.pos[2]+1,Len(str)-result.pos[2]); start = start+result.pos[1]; result = REFindNoCase(re,str,start,true); } return str; }; // http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=76&function=Capitalize