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Description:
You can use this function whenever you output an undetermined list of last names in order to be sure that the McNamaras and the MacGreggors names are output correctly.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfset last_name = "mcnamara">

<cfoutput>
#celticMcCaps(last_name)#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Proper capitalization for us Mc's and Mac's!
 * v2 by Kris Korsmo
 * 
 * @param lastName      String to modify. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Kyle McNamara (kyle@themacs.info) 
 * @version 2, December 5, 2010 
 */
function celticMcCaps(lastName) {
    var capLastName = lCase(lastName);
    if (left(lastName,2) eq "Mc") {
        capLastName = uCase(left(lastName,1)) & lCase(mid(lastName,2,1)) & uCase(mid(lastName,3,1)) & lCase(right(lastName,len(lastName)-3));
        return capLastName;
    }
    else if (left(lastName,3) eq "Mac") {
        capLastName = uCase(left(lastName,1)) & lCase(mid(lastName,2,1)) & lCase(mid(lastName,3,1)) & uCase(mid(lastName,4,1)) & lCase(right(lastName,len(lastName)-4));
        return capLastName;
    }
    else if (left(lastName,2) eq "O'") {
        capLastName = uCase(left(lastName,1)) & "'" & uCase(mid(lastName,3,1)) & lCase(right(lastName,len(lastName)-3));
        return capLastName;
    }
    else return lastName;
}