regex - How can I camelcase a string in php

Question

Is there a simple way I can have php camelcase a string for me? I am using the Laravel framework and I want to use some shorthand in a search feature.

It would look something like the following...

private function search(Array $for, Model $in){
    $results = [];
    foreach($for as $column => $value){
        $results[] = $in->{$this->camelCase($column)}($value)->get();
    }
    return $results;
}

Called like

$this->search(['where-created_at' => '2015-25-12'], new Ticket);

So the resulting call in the search function I would be using is

$in->whereCreateAt('2015-25-12')->get();

The only thing is I can't figure out is the camel casing...

Answer 1

Have you considered using Laravel's built-in camel case functtion?

$camel = camel_case('foo_bar');

Full details can be found here:

https://laravel.com/docs/4.2/helpers#strings