capitalize all letters in string javascript code example

Example 1: javascript capitalize words

//capitalize only the first letter of the string. 
function capitalizeFirstLetter(string) {
    return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
}
//capitalize all words of a string. 
function capitalizeWords(string) {
    return string.replace(/(?:^|\s)\S/g, function(a) { return a.toUpperCase(); });
};

Example 2: uppercase javascript

var str = "Hello World!";
var res = str.toUpperCase();  //HELLO WORLD!

Example 3: capitalize first letter javascript

function capitalizeFirstLetter(string) {
  return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
}

console.log(capitalizeFirstLetter('foo bar bag')); // Foo

Example 4: javascript name capitalization

function capitalizeName(name) {
  return name.replace(/\b(\w)/g, s => s.toUpperCase());
}

Example 5: javascript capitalize

myString = 'the quick green alligator...';
myString.replace(/^\w/, (c) => c.toUpperCase());

myString = '    the quick green alligator...';
myString.trim().replace(/^\w/, (c) => c.toUpperCase());