CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Converts the first letter of a string to upper case, while keeping the rest of the string as is.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>
#upperFirst("myFirst")#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<!---
 Upper cases the first letter of a string.
 Phil Arnold (philip.r.j.arnold@googlemail.com
 
 @param name      String to capitalize the first letter of (Required)
 @return Returns a string. 
 @author Brian Meloche (brianmeloche@gmail.com) 
 @version 0, March 17, 2010 
--->
<cffunction name="upperFirst" access="public" returntype="string" output="false" hint="I convert the first letter of a string to upper case, while leaving the rest of the string alone.">
        <cfargument name="name" type="string" required="true">
        <cfreturn uCase(left(arguments.name,1)) & right(arguments.name,len(arguments.name)-1)>
</cffunction>