Abstract class **Phalcon\\Text**
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Provides utilities to work with texts


Constants
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*integer* **RANDOM_ALNUM**

*integer* **RANDOM_ALPHA**

*integer* **RANDOM_HEXDEC**

*integer* **RANDOM_NUMERIC**

*integer* **RANDOM_NOZERO**

Methods
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public static  **camelize** (*unknown* $str)

Converts strings to camelize style 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::camelize('coco_bongo'); //CocoBongo




public static  **uncamelize** (*unknown* $str)

Uncamelize strings which are camelized 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::uncamelize('CocoBongo'); //coco_bongo




public static  **increment** (*unknown* $str, [*unknown* $separator])

Adds a number to a string or increment that number if it already is defined 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::increment("a"); // "a_1"
        echo Phalcon\Text::increment("a_1"); // "a_2"




public static  **random** ([*unknown* $type], [*unknown* $length])

Generates a random string based on the given type. Type is one of the RANDOM_* constants 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::random(Phalcon\Text::RANDOM_ALNUM); //"aloiwkqz"




public static  **startsWith** (*unknown* $str, *unknown* $start, [*unknown* $ignoreCase])

Check if a string starts with a given string 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::startsWith("Hello", "He"); // true
        echo Phalcon\Text::startsWith("Hello", "he", false); // false
        echo Phalcon\Text::startsWith("Hello", "he"); // true




public static  **endsWith** (*unknown* $str, *unknown* $end, [*unknown* $ignoreCase])

Check if a string ends with a given string 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::endsWith("Hello", "llo"); // true
        echo Phalcon\Text::endsWith("Hello", "LLO", false); // false
        echo Phalcon\Text::endsWith("Hello", "LLO"); // true




public static  **lower** (*unknown* $str, [*unknown* $encoding])

Lowercases a string, this function makes use of the mbstring extension if available 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::lower("HELLO"); // hello




public static  **upper** (*unknown* $str, [*unknown* $encoding])

Uppercases a string, this function makes use of the mbstring extension if available 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::upper("hello"); // HELLO




public static  **reduceSlashes** (*unknown* $str)

Reduces multiple slashes in a string to single slashes 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::reduceSlashes("foo//bar/baz"); // foo/bar/baz
        echo Phalcon\Text::reduceSlashes("http://foo.bar///baz/buz"); // http://foo.bar/baz/buz




public static  **concat** ()

Concatenates strings using the separator only once without duplication in places concatenation 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        $str = Phalcon\Text::concat("/", "/tmp/", "/folder_1/", "/folder_2", "folder_3/");
        echo $str; // /tmp/folder_1/folder_2/folder_3/




public static  **dynamic** (*unknown* $text, [*unknown* $leftDelimiter], [*unknown* $rightDelimiter], [*unknown* $separator])

Generates random text in accordance with the template 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

        echo Phalcon\Text::dynamic("{Hi|Hello}, my name is a {Bob|Mark|Jon}!"); // Hi my name is a Bob
        echo Phalcon\Text::dynamic("{Hi|Hello}, my name is a {Bob|Mark|Jon}!"); // Hi my name is a Jon
        echo Phalcon\Text::dynamic("{Hi|Hello}, my name is a {Bob|Mark|Jon}!"); // Hello my name is a Bob