CFLib.org – deAccent

deAccent()

Last updated November 15, 2010

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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: CFMLLib

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Description:
Replaces accented characters in a string with their closest non-accented equivalent, such as French, Spanish and German vowels. Useful when creating filenames, etc. from people's names.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

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<cfoutput>#deAccent('Pérez')#</cfoutput>

<cfoutput>#deAccent('Pérez')#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

No arguments.

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Replaces accented characters with their non accented closest equivalents.
 * 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Rachel Lehman (&#114;&#97;&#101;&#108;&#101;&#104;&#109;&#97;&#110;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 1, November 15, 2010 
 */
function deAccent(str){
	var newstr = "";
    var list1 ="á,é,í,ó,ú,ý,à,è,ì,ò,ù,â,ê,î,ô,û,ã,ñ,õ,ä,ë,ï,ö,ü,ÿ,À,È,Ì,Ò,Ù,Á,É,Í,Ó,Ú,Ý,Â,Ê,Î,Ô,Û,Ã,Ñ,Õ,Ä,Ë,Ï,Ö,Ü,Ÿ";
    var list2 = "a,e,i,o,y,u,a,e,i,o,u,a,e,i,o,u,a,n,o,a,e,i,o,u,y,A,E,I,O,U,A,E,I,O,U,Y,A,E,I,O,U,A,N,O,A,E,I,O,U,Y";
    
    newstr = ReplaceList(str,list1,list2);
    return newstr;
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Replaces accented characters with their non accented closest equivalents.
 * 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Rachel Lehman (raelehman@gmail.com) 
 * @version 1, November 15, 2010 
 */
function deAccent(str){
    var newstr = "";
    var list1 ="á,é,í,ó,ú,ý,à,è,ì,ò,ù,â,ê,î,ô,û,ã,ñ,õ,ä,ë,ï,ö,ü,ÿ,À,È,Ì,Ò,Ù,Á,É,Í,Ó,Ú,Ý,Â,Ê,Î,Ô,Û,Ã,Ñ,Õ,Ä,Ë,Ï,Ö,Ü,x";
    var list2 = "a,e,i,o,y,u,a,e,i,o,u,a,e,i,o,u,a,n,o,a,e,i,o,u,y,A,E,I,O,U,A,E,I,O,U,Y,A,E,I,O,U,A,N,O,A,E,I,O,U,Y";
    
    newstr = ReplaceList(str,list1,list2);
    return newstr;
}
</cfscript>