Re: Re: Removing nonlatin characters

On 6/29/05, Rene Brehmer <plasticbunny@metalbunny.net> wrote: > I think you mean something like this: > > function stripAccents($string) { > $returnString = strtr($string, > > 'àáâãäçèéêëìíîïñòóôõöšùúûüýÀÁÂÃÄÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÑÒÓÔÕÖŠÙÚÛÜÝ', > 'aaaaaceeeeiiiinooooosuuuuyAAAAACEEEEIIIINOOOOOSUUUUY'); > $returnString = > > str_replace('æ','ae',str_replace('Æ','AE',$returnString)); > $returnString = > > str_replace('ø','oe',str_replace('Ø','OE',$returnString)); > $returnString = str_replace('ß','ss',$returnString); > return $returnString; > } > > This function is part using code once posted on this list, part my own > creation. > > HTH > > Rene > > -- > Rene Brehmer > aka Metalbunny > > We have nothing to fear from free speech and free information on the > Internet, but pop-up advertising! > > http://metalbunny.net/ > My little mess of things... > Thank you Rene. Does this approach have any special advantages over recode_string? Dotan Cohen http://song-lirics.com/sl/artist/167/the-doors-lirics.php The Doors Lirics