# decamelize > Convert a camelized string into a lowercased one with a custom separator\ > Example: `unicornRainbow` → `unicorn_rainbow` ## Install ``` $ npm install decamelize ``` ## Usage ```js const decamelize = require('decamelize'); decamelize('unicornRainbow'); //=> 'unicorn_rainbow' decamelize('unicornRainbow', {separator: '-'}); //=> 'unicorn-rainbow' decamelize('testGUILabel', {preserveConsecutiveUppercase: true}); //=> 'test_GUI_label' decamelize('testGUILabel', {preserveConsecutiveUppercase: false}); //=> 'test_gui_label' ``` ## API ### decamelize(input, options?) #### input Type: `string` #### options Type: `object` ##### separator Type: `string`\ Default: `'_'` Character or string inserted to separate words in `string`. ```js cosnt decamelize = require('decamelize'); decamelize('unicornRainbow'); //=> 'unicorn_rainbow' decamelize('unicornRainbow', {separator: '-'}); //=> 'unicorn-rainbow' ``` ##### preserveConsecutiveUppercase Type: `boolean`\ Default: `false` Preserve sequences of uppercase characters. ```js const decamelize = require('decamelize'); decamelize('testGUILabel'); //=> 'test_gui_label' decamelize('testGUILabel', {preserveConsecutiveUppercase: true}); //=> 'test_GUI_label' ``` ## Related See [`camelcase`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/camelcase) for the inverse. ---
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