declare-vars-early.js

function camelize( str )
{
  var
  HYPHEN = '-',
  bits   = str.split(HYPHEN),
  length = bits.length,
  i = 1,
  new_str;
  if ( length == 1 ) { return bits[0]; } 
  if ( str.charAt(0) == HYPHEN ) {
    new_str = bits[0].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + bits[0].substring(1);
  } else {
    new_str = bits[0];
  }
  while ( i < length ) {
    new_str += bits[i].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + bits[i].substring(1);
    i++;
  }
  return new_str;
}