tools::toTitleCase vs stringr::str_to_title: What went wrong?

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I was just trying to convert this upper-cased string to title case using the recommended tools package but couldn't until I used stringr::str_to_title(). This is the exact code I used:

> tools::toTitleCase("TOOL 5a: ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES")
[1] "TOOL 5a: ASSESSMENT TOOL for SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES"
> stringr::str_to_title("TOOL 5a: ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES")
[1] "Tool 5a: Assessment Tool For Social Support Services"

What went wrong with the tools version?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Explained in the documentation : ?tools::toTitleCase

No definition of‘title case’ is universally accepted: all agree that ‘principal’ words are capitalized and common words like ‘for’ are not, but not which words fall into each category.

Generally words in all capitals are left alone:

Hence, tools::toTitleCase keeps capital letters as it is.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Aug 21 '19 at 10:09

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This is helpful when formatting proper names. It provides a simple easy solution. – glenn_in_boston Dec 23 '22 at 15:03

tools::toTitleCase vs stringr::str_to_title: What went wrong?

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