Codeigniter Inflector Helper

Codeigniter Inflector Helper – Codeigniter inflector helper provide various functions that are used to convert english word to inflector case. $this->load->helper(‘inflector’);is used to load the helper. This contains functions that permit you to change english words to plural, singular, camel case etc. Here in this tutorial, we are going to explain how to this helper with the example.

Codeigniter inflector helper example

Now we will see how to load inflector helper in codeigniter and then use its function-

Load email helper

 
$this->load->helper('Inflector');

Functions:-

Following functions are available in inflector helper.

• 1. Singular Function
• 2. Plural Function
• 3. Camelize Function
• 4. Underscore Function
• 5. Humanize Function
• 6. is_countable Function

1. Singular function

Singular function is used to change a plural word to singular

singular($str)		

Parameters:

• $str (string) : Input string
• Returns : A singular word
• Return type : string

EXAMPLE

Here is simple example of inflector tags.

//Controllers part
public function inflect()
	{
		$this->load->helper('Inflector ');
		$this->load->view('view_page');
	}

// Views parts
<h3>plural to singular</h3>
<?php echo singular('Dogs');??><br/>
<?php echo singular('Lions');??><br/>
<?php echo singular('Tigers');??><br/>
<?php echo singular('Elephants');??><br/>
<?php echo singular('Goats');??><br/>

The output of the above example will be something like this –

2. Plural function

Plural function is used to change a singular word to plural

plural($str)		

Parameters:

• $str (string) : Input string
• Returns : A plural word
• Return type : string

EXAMPLE

Here is simple example of plural inflector tags.

// Views parts
<h3>Singular to Plural </h3>
<?php echo singular('Apple');??><br/>
<?php echo singular('Orange');??><br/>
<?php echo singular('Mango');??><br/>
<?php echo singular('PineApple');??>

The output of the above example will be something like this –

3. Camelized function

Camelized function is used to change a words separated by spaces or underscores to camel case

camelize($str)		

Parameters:

• $str (string) : Input string
• Returns : Camelized string
• Return type : string

EXAMPLE

Here is simple example of camelized inflector tags.

// Views parts
<h3>Camelized function</h3>
<?php echo camelize('www._tutorials plane._com');??><br/>
<?php echo camelize('www___.solidcoupon._ com');??>

The output of the above example will be something like this –

4. UnderScore function

Underscore function is used to take multiple words separated by spaces and underscores them

underscore($str)		

Parameters:

• $str (string) : Input string
• Returns : String containing underscores instead of spaces
• Return type : string

EXAMPLE

Here is simple example of underscore inflector Tags.

// Views parts
<h3>UnderScore function</h3>
<?php echo underscore('Welcome To Tutorials plane');??><br/>
<?php echo underscore('Welcome To Solid Coupon');??><br/>
<?php echo underscore('my dog spot');??><br/>

The output of the above example will be something like this –

5. Humanized function

Humanized function is used to take multiple words separated by underscores and adds spaces between them. Each word is capitalized

humanize($str[$separator = '_'])		

Parameters:

• $str (string) : Input string
• $separator (string) : Input separator
• Returns : Humanized string
• Return type : string

EXAMPLE

Here is simple example of humanized inflector tags.

// Views parts
<h3>Humanized  function</h3>
<?php echo underscore('Welcome To Tutorials plane');??><br/>
<?php echo underscore('Welcome To Solid Coupon');??><br/>
<?php echo underscore('my dog spot');??><br/>

The output of the above example will be something like this –

6. Countable function

Countable function is used to print output in boolean data type

is_countable($word)		

Parameters:

• $word (string) : Input string
• Returns : TRUE if the word is countable or FALSE if not
• Return type : bool

EXAMPLE

Here is simple example of countable inflector tags.

// Views parts
<h3>Countable function</h3>
<?php $check = is_countable('books');
		
if($check)
 {
    echo true;			
 }
else
 {
    echo false;
 }
??>

The output of the above example will be something like this –