SplitWords into Split Words 1

[bccamp]

I've tried to figure this out, but I'm stumped. I have combined words like "SplitWords" which I need to make into "Split Words." I've looked at 'split', 'ereg_replace', 'preg_replace' but I'm having a terrible time with the syntax. The best I can do so far is make it " plit ords" with ereg_replace. Please help me with the syntax on this.

 

[sleipnir214]

Let me first define terms. "SplitWords" is a compound word. "Split" and "words" are simple words.

How large a dictionary of compoud words are we talking about? It seems to me that you're first going to have to teach your script every simple word.


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[bccamp]

Thank for replying. I was hoping there was a way to use the [A-Z] to find all words that are Capitalized and separate them. I don't think I made that clear in my original question. I apologize. Is there a way to separate Capitalized words? I thought I was on the right track with ereg_replace, but as I said, I'm having trouble with the syntax. I have a drop down menu with the entries, which I don't want any entry more than 20 characters. So I need to split them somewhere in the middle, where it is capitalized, but I thought I would tackle one problem at a time.

Thanks again.

 

[dpk136]

you can use egreplace the same way that you did to take out the UC letters and use " UCletter" in as the replace field in your case you would run it through for each uppercasae letter and the first one would be " S" and the second one would be " W". You can find out which on is upper case but i can't remember how. Then after you get " Split Words" you can trim it to get "Split Words". Do you understand? This will only work if each word begins with an UC letter.

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[sleipnir214]

Something like:

<?php
$a = 'TheRaininSpainstaysmainlyinthePlain';

$a = preg_replace ('/([A-Z])/' , ' $1', $a);
$a = ltrim($a);

print $a;

?>

Outputs:

The Rainin Spainstaysmainlyinthe Plain


is that what you're looking for?


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