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How do I capitalize first letter of first name and last name in C#?

Is there an easy way to capitalize the first letter of a string and lower the rest of it? Is there a built in method or do I need to make my own?

Solution

  • TextInfo.ToTitleCase() capitalizes the first character in each token of a string.
    If there is no need to maintain Acronym Uppercasing, then you should include ToLower().

    string s = "JOHN DOE";
s = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(s.ToLower());
// Produces "John Doe"

    If CurrentCulture is unavailable, use:

    string s = "JOHN DOE";
s = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US", false).TextInfo.ToTitleCase(s.ToLower());

    See the MSDN Link for a detailed description.