class String def self.camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word, first_letter_in_uppercase = true) if first_letter_in_uppercase lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s.gsub(/\/(.?)/) { "::#{$1.upcase}" }.gsub(/(?:^|_)(.)/) { $1.upcase } else lower_case_and_underscored_word.to_s[0].chr.downcase + camelize(lower_case_and_underscored_word)[1..-1] end end def camelize! (first_letter_in_uppercase = true) String.camelize(self, first_letter_in_uppercase) end end