Here is a function that will accomplish what you need.
<xsl:function name="c:title-case" as="xs:string">
<xsl:param name="expr"/>
<xsl:variable name="tokens" select="tokenize($expr,' ')"/>
<xsl:variable name="titledTokens" select="for $token in $tokens return
concat(upper-case(substring($token,1,1)),
lower-case(substring($token,2)))"/>
<xsl:value-of select="string-join($titledTokens,' ')"/>
</xsl:function>
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From: David Sewell dsewell(_at_)virginia(_dot_)edu
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Subject: [xsl] XSLT function for title capitalization?
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Wondering if anyone has a serviceable function (preferably in XSLT 2/3 but v1
is fine if it works) that takes a string as input and returns it with title
capitalization according to English-language editorial practice (for example,
Chicago Manual of Style). So for example
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ==> A Memorandum of Understanding
WHERE DID THE DRUIDS COME FROM? ==> Where Did the Druids Come From?
BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF [MR.] KITE ==> Being for the Benefit of [Mr.] Kite
Use case is, as you might guess, processing a lot of titles transcribed as all
caps, wanting to convert them to standard title case format.
It doesn't have to be perfect, just anything that will minimize the need for
hand-editing.
David S.
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Manager of Digital Initiatives
The University of Virginia Press
Email: dsewell(_at_)virginia(_dot_)edu Tel: +1 434 924 9973
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