lodash.startcase

What is lodash.startcase?

The lodash.startcase package is a utility function from the Lodash library that converts a string to start case. Start case is a string format where the first letter of each word is capitalized, and the words are separated by spaces.

What are lodash.startcase's main functionalities?

Convert string to start case

This feature converts a given string to start case, where the first letter of each word is capitalized and words are separated by spaces.

const startCase = require('lodash.startcase');
const result = startCase('hello world');
console.log(result); // 'Hello World'

Handle different string formats

This feature demonstrates the ability to handle different string formats such as snake_case and kebab-case, converting them to start case.

const startCase = require('lodash.startcase');
const result = startCase('foo_bar-baz');
console.log(result); // 'Foo Bar Baz'

Handle mixed case strings

This feature shows how the function can handle mixed case strings, converting them to start case.

const startCase = require('lodash.startcase');
const result = startCase('fooBarBaz');
console.log(result); // 'Foo Bar Baz'

Other packages similar to lodash.startcase

change-case

The change-case package provides a variety of string case conversion utilities, including start case. It offers more comprehensive functionality compared to lodash.startcase, as it supports multiple case transformations such as camelCase, snake_case, and more.

title-case

The title-case package specifically focuses on converting strings to title case, which is similar to start case but follows more nuanced rules for capitalization. It is more specialized compared to lodash.startcase.

case-anything

The case-anything package provides utilities to convert strings to various cases, including start case. It is similar to lodash.startcase but offers a broader range of case transformations.

README

lodash.startcase v4.4.0

The lodash method _.startCase exported as a Node.js module.

Installation

Using npm:

$ {sudo -H} npm i -g npm
$ npm i --save lodash.startcase

In Node.js:

var startCase = require('lodash.startcase');

See the documentation or package source for more details.