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59 <h1>Inflector Helper</h1>
61 <p>The Inflector Helper file contains functions that permits you to change words to plural, singular, camel case, etc.</p>
64 <h2>Loading this Helper</h2>
66 <p>This helper is loaded using the following code:</p>
67 <code>$this->load->helper('inflector');</code>
69 <p>The following functions are available:</p>
74 <p>Changes a plural word to singular. Example:</p>
78 echo singular($word); // Returns "dog"
84 <p>Changes a singular word to plural. Example:</p>
88 echo plural($word); // Returns "dogs"
92 <p>To force a word to end with "es" use a second "true" argument. </p>
93 <code> $word = "pass";<br />
94 echo plural($word, TRUE); // Returns "passes" </code>
97 <p>Changes a string of words separated by spaces or underscores to camel case. Example:</p>
100 $word = "my_dog_spot";<br />
101 echo camelize($word); // Returns "myDogSpot"
105 <h2>underscore()</h2>
107 <p>Takes multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them. Example:</p>
110 $word = "my dog spot";<br />
111 echo underscore($word); // Returns "my_dog_spot"
117 <p>Takes multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between them. Each word is capitalized. Example:</p>
120 $word = "my_dog_spot";<br />
121 echo humanize($word); // Returns "My Dog Spot"
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