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Inflector Helper

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The Inflector Helper file contains functions that permits you to change 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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The following functions are available:

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Changes a plural word to singular. Example:

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-$word = "dogs";

-echo singular($word); // Returns "dog"
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Changes a singular word to plural. Example:

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-$word = "dog";

-echo plural($word); // Returns "dogs"
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To force a word to end with "es" use a second "true" argument.

 $word = "pass";

-echo plural($word, TRUE); // Returns "passes"

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

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-$word = "my_dog_spot";

-echo camelize($word); // Returns "myDogSpot"
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Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them. Example:

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-$word = "my dog spot";

-echo underscore($word); // Returns "my_dog_spot"
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Takes multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between them. Each word is capitalized. Example:

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-$word = "my_dog_spot";

-echo humanize($word); // Returns "My Dog Spot"
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