stripaccents(
stripaccents(
TEXT
)

The stripaccents( function removes accents from any characters in the text.

Parameters

This function has one parameter:

text – text that contains accents.

Description

This function removes any accents from the text.

    stripaccents("Càrlós Mûñož") ☞ Carlos Munoz

Note: This function is deprecated, we recommend using the stripdiacriticals) function instead.

See Also

- lower( -- converts text to lower case.
- mixedupperword( -- converts lower case words to Initial Caps, but leaves mixed case words alone.
- straightquotes( -- converts any "smart quotes" in the text into straight quotes.
- switchmatch( -- chooses from a list of values based on a wildcard match.
- switchmatchexact( -- chooses from a list of values based on a wildcard match.
- titlecase( -- capitalizes first character of each word, but not articles, prepositions, and conjunctions under 5 characters (unless they are the first or last word in the text).
- upper( -- converts text to UPPER CASE (all caps).
- upperword( -- converts text to Initial Caps.

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.2 | New | New in this version.