Adding Capitalize

Author: mamenesia

capitalize/capitalize.js

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+// --- Directions
+// Write a function that accepts a string.  The function should
+// capitalize the first letter of each word in the string then
+// return the capitalized string.
+// --- Examples
+//   capitalize('a short sentence') --> 'A Short Sentence'
+//   capitalize('a lazy fox') --> 'A Lazy Fox'
+//   capitalize('look, it is working!') --> 'Look, It Is Working!'
+
+// Solution No 1
+
+function capitalize(str) {
+  let words = [];
+
+  for(let word of str.split('')) {
+    words.push(word[0].toUpperCase() + word.slice(1));
+  }
+  
+  return words.join(' ');
+}
+
+// Solution No. 2
+
+function capitalize(str) {
+  let result = str[0].toUpperCase();
+
+  for( let i=1; i < str.length; i++) {
+    if(str[i-1] === ' '){
+      result += str[i].toUpperCase();
+    } else {
+      result += str[i];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}

capitalize/directions.md

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+# --- Directions
+
+Write a function that accepts a string.  The function should
+capitalize the first letter of each word in the string then
+return the capitalized string.
+
+# --- Examples
+  
+  * capitalize('a short sentence') should return 'A Short Sentence'
+  * capitalize('a lazy fox') should return 'A Lazy Fox'
+  * capitalize('look, it is working!') should return 'Look, It Is Working!'
+
+
+# --- Solutions
+
+// Solution No 1
+
+    function capitalize(str) {
+      let words = [];
+
+      for(let word of str.split('')) {
+        words.push(word[0].toUpperCase() + word.slice(1));
+      }
+      
+      return words.join(' ');
+    }
+
+// Solution No. 2
+
+    function capitalize(str) {
+      let result = str[0].toUpperCase();
+
+      for( let i=1; i < str.length; i++) {
+        if(str[i-1] === ' '){
+          result += str[i].toUpperCase();
+        } else {
+          result += str[i];
+        }
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    }