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What is ucwords() function:

In PHP, the ucwords() function is used to capitalize the first character of each word in a string. It converts the first character of each word to uppercase if it is a letter.

Syntax:

string ucwords ( string $string )

$string: Specifies the input string whose words will be capitalized.

Example:

PHP
<?php

$string = "hello world";

$capitalizedString = ucwords($string);

?>

// Output: "Hello World"

In the example above, the ucwords() function capitalizes the first character of each word in the string $string, resulting in “Hello World”.

Use Cases:

  • Formatting strings to ensure consistent capitalization in user interfaces.
  • Standardizing the appearance of text, especially in titles, names, or headings.

ucwords() is a convenient function for capitalizing the first letter of each word in a string, making it useful for various text formatting tasks in PHP applications.