String list manipulation

I have a string list including some words. For example, I have

words=cut, was, saw, clear, sharp, keen, tree, these;


I want to write a code that changes the first letter of each word to the capital letter. I mean I want to have the result as

Cut, Was, Saw, Clear, Sharp, Keen, Tree, These;


How can I figure it out?

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2 Answers
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If the input and the desired output are lists of Strings:

String

strings = "cut", "was", "saw", "clear", "sharp", "keen", "tree", "these";

GeneralUtilities`ToTitleCase[strings]


"Cut", "Was", "Saw", "Clear", "Sharp", "Keen", "Tree", "These"

Alternatively, you can use StringReplace:

StringReplace

StringReplace[strings, WordBoundary ~~ a_ :> ToUpperCase[a]]


"Cut", "Was", "Saw", "Clear", "Sharp", "Keen", "Tree", "These"

If the input and desired output are lists of Symbols:

Symbol

words = cut, was, saw, clear, sharp, keen, tree, these;

Symbol /@ GeneralUtilities`ToTitleCase[ToString /@ words]


Cut, Was, Saw, Clear, Sharp, Keen, Tree, These

Could also use Capitalize:

Capitalize

Capitalize["cut", "was", "saw", "clear", "sharp", "keen", "tree", "these"]


"Cut", "Was", "Saw", "Clear", "Sharp", "Keen", "Tree", "These"

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