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Capitalizing the First Letter in Each Word of a String



<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function capWords(str){ 
   var words = str.split(" "); 
   for (var i=0 ; i < words.length ; i++){ 
      var testwd = words[i]; 
      var firLet = testwd.substr(0,1); 
      var rest = testwd.substr(1, testwd.length -1) 
      words[i] = firLet.toUpperCase() + rest 
   } 
   document.write( words.join(" ")); 
} 
</script>
</head>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
capWords("This is a test.");

</script>
</body>
</html>