JString/ucfirst

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Description[edit]

UTF-8 aware alternative to ucfirst Make a string's first character uppercase

Syntax[edit]

static ucfirst($str)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$str

Returns[edit]

string with first character as upper case (if applicable)

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/utilities/string.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.utilities.string' );

Source Body[edit]

public static function ucfirst($str)
{
        jimport('phputf8.ucfirst');
        return utf8_ucfirst($str);
}

Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

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