CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Returns a string with a space before each capital letter unless it is the first letter in the string. Handy if you need output a field name like "FirstName" in the format of "First Name".

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<CFSET RequiredField="FirstName">
<CFOUTPUT>
The <b>#spacecap(RequiredField)#</b> Field is Required.
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Returns a string with a space before each capital letter.
 * 
 * @param text      String to modify. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Mark W. Breneman (Mark@vividmedia.com) 
 * @version 1, September 20, 2002 
 */
function SpaceCap(text) {
  return REReplace(text, "([.^[:upper:]])", " \1","all");
}