Re: Proper case function - Mailing list pgsql-sql
From | Jonathan Brinkman |
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Subject | Re: Proper case function |
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Msg-id | 000b01cb5b29$715d0760$54171620$@com Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Proper case function (Michael Gould <mgould@intermodalsoftwaresolutions.net>) |
List | pgsql-sql |
Here is a simple title-case function for Postgresql. Best, Jonathan CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "format_titlecase" ( "v_inputstring" varchar ) RETURNS varchar AS $body$ /* select * from Format_TitleCase('MR DOG BREATH'); select * from Format_TitleCase('each word, mcclure of this string:shall be transformed'); select * from Format_TitleCase(' EACH WORD HERE SHALL BE TRANSFORMED TOO incl. mcdonald o''neil o''malley mcdervet'); select * from Format_TitleCase('mcclure and others'); select * from Format_TitleCase('J & B ART'); select * from Format_TitleCase('J&B ART'); select * from Format_TitleCase('J&B ART J & B ART this''s art''s house''s problem''s 0''shay o''should work''s EACH WORD HERE SHALL BE TRANSFORMED TOO incl. mcdonald o''neil o''malley mcdervet'); */ DECLARE v_Index INTEGER; v_Char CHAR(1); v_OutputString VARCHAR(4000); SWV_InputString VARCHAR(4000); BEGIN SWV_InputString := v_InputString; SWV_InputString := LTRIM(RTRIM(SWV_InputString)); --cures problem where string starts with blank space v_OutputString := LOWER(SWV_InputString); v_Index := 1; v_OutputString := OVERLAY(v_OutputStringplacing UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,1,1)) from 1 for 1); -- replaces 1st char of Output with uppercase of 1st char from Input WHILE v_Index <= LENGTH(SWV_InputString) LOOP v_Char := SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index,1);-- gets loop's working character IF v_Char IN('m','M',' ',';',':','!','?',',','.','_','-','/','&','''','(',CHR(9)) then --END4 IF v_Index+1 <= LENGTH(SWV_InputString)then IF v_Char = '''' AND UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1)) <> 'S' AND SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+2,1) <> REPEAT(' ',1) then -- if the working char is an apost and the letter after that is not S v_OutputString := OVERLAY(v_OutputString placing UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1)) from v_Index+1 for 1); ELSE IF v_Char = '&' then --if the working char is an & IF(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1)) = ' ' then v_OutputString:= OVERLAY(v_OutputString placing UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+2,1)) from v_Index+2 for 1); ELSE v_OutputString:= OVERLAY(v_OutputString placing UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1)) from v_Index+1 for 1); END IF; ELSE IF UPPER(v_Char) != 'M' AND (SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1) <> REPEAT(' ',1) AND SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+2,1) <> REPEAT(' ',1)) then v_OutputString := OVERLAY(v_OutputString placing UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1)) from v_Index+1 for 1); END IF; END IF; END IF; -- special case for handling "Mc" as in McDonald IF UPPER(v_Char) = 'M' AND UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1)) = 'C' then v_OutputString := OVERLAY(v_OutputString placing UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index,1)) from v_Index for 1); --MAKES THE C LOWER CASE. v_OutputString := OVERLAY(v_OutputString placing LOWER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+1,1)) from v_Index+1 for 1); -- makes the letter after the C UPPER case v_OutputString := OVERLAY(v_OutputString placing UPPER(SUBSTR(SWV_InputString,v_Index+2,1)) from v_Index+2 for 1); --WE TOOK CARE OF THE CHAR AFTER THE C (we handled 2 letters instead of only 1 as usual), SO WE NEED TO ADVANCE. v_Index := v_Index+1; END IF; END IF; END IF; --END3 v_Index := v_Index+1; END LOOP; --END2 RETURN coalesce(v_OutputString,''); END; $body$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE CALLED ON NULL INPUT SECURITY INVOKER COST 100;