capitalizeFormFields

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(Entry Nr. 256, by user 1 | edit)

function ge_string_capitalizeWords (str)
{
 var lastChar=' '; // so the first character of str is made uppercase
 var strLength=str.length
 
 str=str.toLowerCase(); // all lowercase

// now make the chars following a ' ' or '-' uppercase
 for(var i=0; i<strLength; i++)
 {
  if (lastChar==' ' || lastChar=='-')
  {
   str=str.substr(0,i)+str.substr(i,1).toUpperCase()+str.substr(i+1);
  }
  lastChar=str.substr(i,1);
 }
 return str;
}

function ge_capitalizeFormFields(formId)
{
 if (!document.getElementById) return; // no support for getElementById
 
 theForm=document.getElementById(formId);
 if (!theForm) return; // there is no element with formid

for (var formField=0; formField<theForm.length; formField++)
 {
   if (!theForm.elements[formField]) continue;
   if (!theForm.elements[formField].className) continue;
   if (theForm.elements[formField].className.indexOf('capitalize')==-1) continue;
   if (!theForm.elements[formField].value) continue;
   
   theForm.elements[formField].value=ge_string_capitalizeWords(theForm.elements[formField].value);
 }
}

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