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Use REGEXP_REPLACE as advanced initcap function?

haavardFeb 27 2008 — edited Jul 21 2008

Hi,

I wan't to convert a string "bygger'n" to "Bygger'n", is it possible to do something like this with regexp_replace?

"bygger'n" is just meant as an example, I want to replace all matching patterns with lowercase letters.

Oracle does not seem to consider lower/upper-functions for the replace of patterns:

SQL> select regexp_replace(initcap('bygger''n'), '(''[[:alnum:]])', lower('\1')) try_lower
  2  ,      regexp_replace(initcap('bygger''n'), '(''[[:alnum:]])', ' \1 ') spaces
  3  from   dual
  4  /

TRY_LOWE SPACES
-------- ----------
Bygger'N Bygger 'N

Regards
Haavard

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