How to convert PascalCase to pascal_case?

Question

If I had:

$string = \"PascalCase\";

I need

\"pascal_case\"

Does PHP offer a function for this purpose?

Answer 1

The worst answer on here was so close to being the best(use a framework). NO DON'T, just take a look at the source code. seeing what a well established framework uses would be a far more reliable approach(tried and tested). The Zend framework has some word filters which fit your needs. Source.

here is a couple of methods I adapted from the source.

function CamelCaseToSeparator($value,$separator = ' ')
{
    if (!is_scalar($value) && !is_array($value)) {
        return $value;
    }
    if (defined('PREG_BAD_UTF8_OFFSET_ERROR') && preg_match('/\pL/u', 'a') == 1) {
        $pattern     = ['#(?<=(?:\p{Lu}))(\p{Lu}\p{Ll})#', '#(?<=(?:\p{Ll}|\p{Nd}))(\p{Lu})#'];
        $replacement = [$separator . '\1', $separator . '\1'];
    } else {
        $pattern     = ['#(?<=(?:[A-Z]))([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])#', '#(?<=(?:[a-z0-9]))([A-Z])#'];
        $replacement = ['\1' . $separator . '\2', $separator . '\1'];
    }
    return preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $value);
}
function CamelCaseToUnderscore($value){
    return CamelCaseToSeparator($value,'_');
}
function CamelCaseToDash($value){
    return CamelCaseToSeparator($value,'-');
}
$string = CamelCaseToUnderscore("CamelCase");