From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-01-30T02:49:32+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie help String#method!

>>>>> "L" == Larry Forrister <L4@stetson.net> writes:

L> How do you create an in place modification method based on or equivalent to the
L> one listed below?  i.e.... proper_case!

 Well, there are many ways. A stupid one is

   class String
       def proper_case
          dup.proper_case!
       end

       def proper_case!
          @pc=' '
          @rs=''
          i = 0
          self.each_byte{|@ib|
             @ic=@ib.chr
             if @pc==' '
                self[i] = @ic.upcase
             end
             @pc=@ic
             i += 1
          }
          self
       end
   end


p.s.:

    string.gsub(/(?:^| )\w/) { $&.upcase }


Guy Decoux