Can regex do this faster?

Question

I want to capitalise each word and combine it into 1 word, e.g:

home = Home
about-us = AboutUs

Here is the function I use at the moment, can regex do this better or more efficient?

public function formatClassName($name)
{
 $name = str_replace('-', ' ', $name);
 $name = ucwords($name);
 $name = str_replace(' ', '', $name);
 return $name;
}

Answer 1

I don't think a regex can capitalize the words, so you'd still have to have two separate regexes, and I think with such simple cases, regular expressions are overkill (think hunting squirrels with artillery). This code is simple, clear and easy to understand. DON'T TOUCH IT!