Algorithms and Data Structures – Capitalization

--- Directions
Write a function that accepts a string. The function should
capitalize the first letter of each word in the string then
return the capitalized string.
--- Examples
capitalize('a short sentence') -->'A Short Sentence'
capitalize('a lazy fox') -->'A Lazy Fox'
capitalize('look, it is working!') -->'Look, It Is Working!'
Solution 1.
  1. Make a empty array 'words'
  2. Split the input string by space to get an array
  3. For each word in the array
    3-1. Uppercase the first letter of the word
    3-2. Joint first letter with rest of the string
    3-3. Push result into 'words' array
  4. Join 'word' into string and return it
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function capitalize(str) {
  const words = [];
  for (let word of str.split(' ')) {
    words.push(word[0].toUpperCase() + word.slice(1));
  }
  return words.join(' ');
}
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Solution 2.

  1. Create empty string called 'result'
  2. for each character in the string
    2-1. IF the character to the left a space
    Capitalize it and add it to 'result'
    2-3. ELSE
    add it to 'result
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function capitalize(str) {
  let result = str[0].toUpperCase();
  for (let i = 1; i < str.length; i++) {
    if (str[i - 1=== ' ') {
      result += str[i].toUpperCase();
    } else {
      result += str[i];
    }
  }
  return result;
}
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