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Inflector Helper

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

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Loading this Helper

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This helper is loaded using the following code:

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

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The following functions are available:

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+singular($str)
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Parameters:
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  • $str (string) – Input string
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Returns:

A singular word

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Return type:

string

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Changes a plural word to singular. Example:

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echo singular('dogs'); // Prints 'dog'
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+plural($str)
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Parameters:
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  • $str (string) – Input string
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Returns:

A plural word

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Return type:

string

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Changes a singular word to plural. Example:

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echo plural('dog'); // Prints 'dogs'
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+camelize($str)
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Parameters:
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  • $str (string) – Input string
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Returns:

Camelized string

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Return type:

string

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

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echo camelize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'myDogSpot'
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+underscore($str)
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Parameters:
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  • $str (string) – Input string
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Returns:

String containing underscores instead of spaces

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Return type:

string

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Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them. +Example:

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echo underscore('my dog spot'); // Prints 'my_dog_spot'
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+humanize($str[, $separator = '_'])
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Parameters:
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  • $str (string) – Input string
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  • $separator (string) – Input separator
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Returns:

Humanized string

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Return type:

string

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Takes multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between +them. Each word is capitalized.

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Example:

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echo humanize('my_dog_spot'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'
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To use dashes instead of underscores:

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echo humanize('my-dog-spot', '-'); // Prints 'My Dog Spot'
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+is_countable($word)
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Parameters:
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  • $word (string) – Input string
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Returns:

TRUE if the word is countable or FALSE if not

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Return type:

bool

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Checks if the given word has a plural version. Example:

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is_countable('equipment'); // Returns FALSE
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