lodash.upperfirst

What is lodash.upperfirst?

The lodash.upperfirst package is a utility function from the Lodash library that converts the first character of a string to uppercase. This can be particularly useful for formatting strings in a consistent manner, such as capitalizing the first letter of names, titles, or sentences.

What are lodash.upperfirst's main functionalities?

Uppercase First Character

This feature takes a string and converts the first character to uppercase. In the example, 'hello world' becomes 'Hello world'.

const upperFirst = require('lodash.upperfirst');
console.log(upperFirst('hello world')); // 'Hello world'

Other packages similar to lodash.upperfirst

capitalize

The 'capitalize' package provides similar functionality by capitalizing the first letter of a string. It is a lightweight alternative to lodash.upperfirst. However, it may not offer the same level of robustness and additional utilities that Lodash provides.

upper-case-first

The 'upper-case-first' package is another alternative that specifically focuses on converting the first character of a string to uppercase. It is simple and straightforward, similar to lodash.upperfirst, but does not come with the additional utilities found in Lodash.

README

lodash.upperfirst v4.1.1

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

Installation

Using npm:

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

In Node.js:

var upperFirst = require('lodash.upperfirst');

See the documentation or package source for more details.