Inflector Helper¶

The Inflector Helper file contains functions that permits you to change English words to plural, singular, camel case, etc.

Loading this Helper ¶

This helper is loaded using the following code:

helper('inflector');

The following functions are available:

singular($string)¶

Changes a plural word to singular. Example:

echo singular('dogs'); // Prints 'dog'

plural($string)¶

Changes a singular word to plural. Example:

echo plural('dog'); // Prints 'dogs'

camelize($string)¶

Changes a string of words separated by spaces or underscores to camel case. Example:

echo camelize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'myDogSpot'

underscore($string)¶

Parameters:	$string (string) – Input string
Returns:	String containing underscores instead of spaces
Return type:	string

Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them. Example:

echo underscore('my dog spot'); // Prints 'my_dog_spot'

humanize($string[, $separator = '_'])¶

Parameters:	$string (string) – Input string $separator (string) – Input separator
Returns:	Humanized string
Return type:	string

Takes multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between them. Each word is capitalized.

Example:

echo humanize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'

To use dashes instead of underscores:

echo humanize('my-dog-spot', '-'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'

is_countable($word)¶

Parameters:	$word (string) – Input string
Returns:	TRUE if the word is countable or FALSE if not
Return type:	bool

Checks if the given word has a plural version. Example:

is_countable('equipment'); // Returns FALSE

dasherize($string)¶

Replaces underscores with dashes in the string. Example:

dasherize('hello_world'); // Returns 'hello-world'

ordinal($integer)¶

Parameters:	$integer (int) – The integer to determine the suffix
Returns:	Ordinal suffix
Return type:	string

Returns the suffix that should be added to a number to denote the position such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Example:

ordinal(1); // Returns 'st'

ordinalize($integer)¶

Parameters:	$integer (int) – The integer to ordinalize
Returns:	Ordinalized integer
Return type:	string

Turns a number into an ordinal string used to denote the position such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Example:

ordinalize(1); // Returns '1st'