PHP ucfirst() Function
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Description
The ucfirst() function converts the first character of a string to uppercase.
The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.
| Return Value: | Returns the modified string. |
|---|---|
| Version: | PHP 4+ |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the ucfirst() function is given with:
ucfirst(string);
The following example shows the ucfirst() function in action.
Example
Run this code »<?php
// Sample string
$str = "hello world!";
// Making string's first character uppercase
echo ucfirst($str);
?>Here's a list of the functions related to ucfirst() function:
lcfirst()– Converts the first character of a string to lowercase.ucwords()– Converts the first character of each word in a string to uppercase.strtoupper()– Converts a string to uppercase.strtolower()– Converts a string to lowercase.
Parameters
The ucfirst() function accepts the following parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the string to work on. |
