capitalize first letter in string js 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 capitalize

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

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

Example 3: how to check if the first letter of a string is capitalized or uppercase in js

/**** Check if First Letter Is Upper Case in JavaScript***/
function startsWithCapital(word){
    return word.charAt(0) === word.charAt(0).toUpperCase()
}

console.log(startsWithCapital("Hello")) // true
console.log(startsWithCapital("hello")) // false