camel

Convert a string to camel case format.

Syntax

camel(str: string): string

Parameters

• str (string): The string to convert

Return Value

• string: The string in camel case format

Examples

Basic Usage

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('hello world') // 'helloWorld'
camel('hello-world') // 'helloWorld'
camel('hello_world') // 'helloWorld'
camel('Hello World') // 'helloWorld'

Handling Various Separators

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('user-name') // 'userName'
camel('user_name') // 'userName'
camel('user name') // 'userName'
camel('userName') // 'userName'
camel('UserName') // 'userName'

Handling Special Characters

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('first-name') // 'firstName'
camel('last_name') // 'lastName'
camel('email address') // 'emailAddress'
camel('phone-number') // 'phoneNumber'
camel('date_of_birth') // 'dateOfBirth'

Handling Numbers

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('user-123') // 'user123'
camel('api-v2') // 'apiV2'
camel('version-1-0') // 'version10'
camel('test-123-abc') // 'test123Abc'

Handling Abbreviations

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('user-id') // 'userId'
camel('api-url') // 'apiUrl'
camel('http-request') // 'httpRequest'
camel('json-data') // 'jsonData'

Handling Consecutive Separators

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('hello--world') // 'helloWorld'
camel('hello__world') // 'helloWorld'
camel('hello  world') // 'helloWorld'
camel('hello---world') // 'helloWorld'

Handling Capitalized First Letter

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('Hello World') // 'helloWorld'
camel('HELLO WORLD') // 'helloWorld'
camel('HelloWorld') // 'helloWorld'
camel('HELLO_WORLD') // 'helloWorld'

Handling Empty String

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('') // ''
camel('   ') // ''
camel('---') // ''
camel('___') // ''

Handling Single Word

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('hello') // 'hello'
camel('Hello') // 'hello'
camel('HELLO') // 'hello'
camel('world') // 'world'

Handling Complex Strings

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('user-profile-settings') // 'userProfileSettings'
camel('api-endpoint-config') // 'apiEndpointConfig'
camel('database-connection-string') // 'databaseConnectionString'
camel('http-request-handler') // 'httpRequestHandler'

Handling Strings with Numbers

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('user-123-profile') // 'user123Profile'
camel('api-v2-endpoint') // 'apiV2Endpoint'
camel('test-1-2-3') // 'test123'
camel('version-1-0-0') // 'version100'

Handling Special Symbols

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('user@domain.com') // 'user@domain.com'
camel('file-name.txt') // 'fileName.txt'
camel('path/to/file') // 'path/to/file'
camel('query?param=value') // 'query?param=value'

Handling Unicode Characters

import { camel } from 'radash'

camel('café-latte') // 'caféLatte'
camel('naïve-user') // 'naïveUser'
camel('résumé-data') // 'résuméData'
camel('über-user') // 'überUser'

Notes

1. Lowercase First Letter: Camel case always starts with a lowercase letter
2. Separators: Supports spaces, hyphens, and underscores as separators
3. Numbers: Numbers are preserved but not treated as separators
4. Special Characters: Non-separator special characters are preserved

Differences from Other Functions

• camel: Converts to camel case (lowercase first letter)
• pascal: Converts to Pascal case (uppercase first letter)
• snake: Converts to snake_case
• kebab: Converts to kebab-case

Performance

• Time Complexity: O(n), where n is the string length
• Space Complexity: O(n)
• Use Cases: Variable naming, property name conversion