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:
$this->load->helper('inflector');
Available Functions
The following functions are available:
- singular($str)
- Parameters:
$str (
string
) – Input string
- Returns:
A singular word
- Return type:
string
Changes a plural word to singular. Example:
echo singular('dogs'); // Prints 'dog'
- plural($str)
- Parameters:
$str (
string
) – Input string
- Returns:
A plural word
- Return type:
string
Changes a singular word to plural. Example:
echo plural('dog'); // Prints 'dogs'
- camelize($str)
- Parameters:
$str (
string
) – Input string
- Returns:
Camelized string
- Return type:
string
Changes a string of words separated by spaces or underscores to camel case. Example:
echo camelize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'myDogSpot'
- underscore($str)
- Parameters:
$str (
string
) – Input string
- Returns:
String containing underscores instead of spaces
- Return type:
string
Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them. Example:
echo underscore('my dog spot'); // Prints 'my_dog_spot'
- humanize($str[, $separator = '_'])
- Parameters:
$str (
string
) – Input string$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'
- word_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:
word_is_countable('equipment'); // Returns FALSE
Note
This function used to be called
is_countable()
in in previous CodeIgniter versions.