underscore.util.strings.js.md

util.strings

Functions for working with strings.

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camelCase

Signature: _.camelCase(string:String)

Converts a dash-separated string to camel case. Opposite of toDash.

_.camelCase("ancient-greece");
// => "ancientGreece"

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explode

Signature: _.explode(s:String)

Explodes a string into an array of characters. Opposite of implode.

_.explode("Plato");
// => ["P", "l", "a", "t", "o"]

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fromQuery

Signature: _.fromQuery(str:String)

Takes a URL query string and converts it into an equivalent JavaScript object. Opposite of toQuery

_.fromQuery("forms%5Bperfect%5D=circle&forms%5Bimperfect%5D=square");
// => { forms: { perfect: "circle", imperfect: "square" } }

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implode

Signature: _.implode(a:Array)

Implodes an array of strings into a single string. Opposite of explode.

_.implode(["H", "o", "m", "e", "r"]);
// => "Homer"

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isTrueish

Signature: _.isTrueish(value:String)

Checks whether an optional string parses to true with JSON. Lowercases variable before checking to ensure strings like "True" evaluate properly.

_.isTrueish();
// => false

_.isTrueish(true);
// => true

_.isTrueish('true');
// => true

_.isTrueish('FaLsE');
// => false

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strContains

Signature: _.strContains(str:String, search:String)

Reports whether a string contains a search string.

_.strContains("Acropolis", "polis");
// => true

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toDash

Signature: _.toDash(string:String)

Converts a camel case string to a dashed string. Opposite of camelCase.

_.toDash("thisIsSparta");
// => "this-is-sparta"

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toQuery

Signature: _.toQuery(obj:Object)

Takes an object and converts it into an equivalent URL query string. Opposite of fromQuery.

_.toQuery({ forms: { perfect: "circle", imperfect: "square" } });
// => "forms%5Bperfect%5D=circle&forms%5Bimperfect%5D=square"

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