PHP ucfirst()Functions
Examples
Convert the first character of "hello" to uppercase:
<?php
echo ucfirst("hello world!");
?>
echo ucfirst("hello world!");
?>
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Definition and Usage
The ucfirst() function converts the first character of a string to uppercase.
Related functions:
- lcfirst()- Convert the first character of a string to lowercase
- ucwords() - Convert the first character of each word in a string to uppercase
- strtoupper()- Convert a string to uppercase
- strtolower()- Convert a string to lowercase
Syntax
ucfirst(string)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the string to convert. |
Technical Details
| Return value: | Returns the converted string. |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 4+ |
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