dasherize

dasherize(text: String): String

Replaces spaces, underscores, and camel-casing in a string with dashes (hyphens).

If no spaces, underscores, and camel-casing are present, the output will match the input.

Parameters

Name Description

Name	Description
`text`	The input string.

text

The input string.

Example

This example replaces the spaces, underscores, and camel-casing in the input. Notice that the input "customer" is not modified in the output.

Source

%dw 2.0
import * from dw::core::Strings
output application/json
---
{
  "a" : dasherize("customer"),
  "b" : dasherize("customer_first_name"),
  "c" : dasherize("customer NAME"),
  "d" : dasherize("customerName")
}

Output

{
  "a": "customer",
  "b": "customer-first-name",
  "c": "customer-name",
  "d": "customer-name"
}

dasherize(text: Null): Null

Helper function that enables dasherize to work with a null value.