simpleCap: Simple capitalization

In TalhoukLab/biostatUtil: Utility Functions Used in Biostatistics Projects

Simple capitalization

Description

Capitalize the first letter of every word in a character string.

Usage

simpleCap(x, first.only = FALSE)

Arguments

x	character string
first.only	logical; if TRUE, only the first word will be capitalized

Details

To capitalize only the first word, use first.only = TRUE.

Value

A character string with every word's first letter capitalized.

Author(s)

Samuel Leung

References

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6364783/capitalize-the-first-letter-of-both-words-in-a-two-word-string

Examples

simpleCap("clear cell")
simpleCap("high grade serous carcinoma")
simpleCap("ovarian cancer", first.only = TRUE)

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