javascript capitalize first charachter 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: javascript uppercase first letter of each word

const str = 'captain picard';

function capitalize(str) {
  return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
}

const caps = str.split(' ').map(capitalize).join(' ');
caps; // 'Captain Picard'