Inflector Helper

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

Loading this Helper

This helper is loaded using the following code:

$this->load->helper('inflector');

Available Functions

The following functions are available:

singular($str)
Parameter:
  • $str (string) – Input string
Kembali:

A singular word

Return type:

string

Changes a plural word to singular. Example:

echo singular('dogs'); // Prints 'dog'
plural($str)
Parameter:
  • $str (string) – Input string
Kembali:

A plular word

Return type:

string

Changes a singular word to plural. Example:

echo plural('dog'); // Prints 'dogs'
camelize($str)
Parameter:
  • $str (string) – Input string
Kembali:

Camelized string

Return type:

string

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

echo camelize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'myDogSpot'
underscore($str)
Parameter:
  • $str (string) – Input string
Kembali:

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($str[, $separator = '_'])
Parameter:
  • $str (string) – Input string
  • $separator (string) – Input separator
Kembali:

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)
Parameter:
  • $word (string) – Input string
Kembali:

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