[lp_string_extendedToPlain]
| Link | lp_string_extendedToPlain |
| Author | Bil Corry |
| Category | String |
| Version | 8.x |
| License | Public Domain |
| Posted | 18 Jan 2006 |
| Updated | 18 Jan 2006 |
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Description
Converts extended characters in UTF-8 to their plain ASCII equivalents.
Requires [lp_string_CP1252toUTF8] [lp_logical_in] [lp_string_zap]
Sample Usage
lp_string_extendedtoplain:'abcd ABCD räksmörgås / RÄKSMÖRGÅS'; '
'; lp_string_extendedtoplain:'abcd ABCD räksmörgås / RÄKSMÖRGÅS',-nozap;
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[ define_tag:'lp_string_extendedToPlain', -description='Converts extended characters in UTF-8 to their plain ASCII equivalents.', -priority='replace', -required='string',-copy; local:'return' = string; local:'letter' = string; local:'zap' = true; if: params->(find:'-nozap')->size; #zap = false; /if; // first, make sure to convert screwy MS Word chars to standard UTF-8 (like "smart" quotes) #string = lp_string_CP1252toUTF8: (string: #string); // process one letter at a time iterate: #string, local:'s'; // is it plain ascii already? if: #s->integer <= 127; #return += #s; loop_continue; /if; // convert foreign letters to plain letters if: (lp_logical_in: #s->chartype, (array: 'LOWERCASE_LETTER','UPPERCASE_LETTER')); #letter = (string_findregexp: #s->charname, -find='\\b[A-Z]\\b', -ignorecase); if: #letter->size; if: #s->chartype == 'LOWERCASE_LETTER'; #return += string_lowercase: (#letter->(get:1)); else: #s->chartype == 'UPPERCASE_LETTER'; #return += string_uppercase: (#letter->(get:1)); /if; loop_continue; /if; /if; // convert foreign punctuation to plain punctuation if: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 160, 12288)); // 00A0, 3000 #return += ' '; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 451, 10082)); // 01C3, 2762 #return += '!'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8252)); // 203C #return += '!!'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8253, 8264)); // 203D, 2048 #return += '?!'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8265)); // 2049 #return += '!?'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 698, 8243, 12291, 8220, 8221, 8222, 8223, 8246)); // 02BA, 2033, 3003, 201C, 201D, 201E, 201F, 2036 #return += '"'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 9839)); // 266F #return += '#'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 1642)); // 066A #return += '%'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8216, 8217, 697, 700, 712, 8242, 8245, 8218, 8219)); // 2018, 2019, 02B9, 02BC, 02C8, 2032, 2035, 201A, 201B #return += "'"; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 1645, 8270, 8727, 10033, 183, 903, 8226, 8227, 8228, 8231, 8729, 8901, 12539, 9688, 9702, 8718, 9656)); // 066D, 204E, 2217, 2731, 00B7, 0387, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2027, 2219, 22C5, 30FB, 25D8, 25E6, 220E, 25B8 #return += '*'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 1548, 12289)); // 060C, 3001 #return += ','; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8208, 8209, 8722)); // 2010, 2011, 2212 #return += '-'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8210, 8211)); // 2012, 2013 #return += '--'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8212, 8213)); // 2014, 2015 #return += '---'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 212, 12290)); // 00D4, 3002 #return += '.'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8229)); // 2025 #return += '..'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8230)); // 2026 #return += '...'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8260, 8725, 247)); // 2044, 2215, 00F7 #return += '/'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8758)); // 2236 #return += ':'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 1563, 8271)); // 061B, 204F #return += ';'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 9001, 10216, 12296)); // 2329, 27E8, 3008 #return += '<'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 9002, 10217, 12297)); // 232A, 27E9, 3009 #return += '>'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8800 )); // 2260 #return += '<>'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 894, 1567)); // 037E, 061F #return += '?'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8726)); // 2216 #return += '\\'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 708, 710, 8963)); // 02C4, 02C6, 2303 #return += '^'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 717, 8215)); // 02CD, 2017 #return += '_'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 715, 8245)); // 02CB, 2035 #return += '`'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 448, 8739, 10072)); // 01C0, 2223, 2758 #return += '|'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 732, 8275, 8764, 65374)); // 02DC, 2053, 223C, FF5E #return += '~'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 169)); // 00A9 #return += '(c)'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 174)); // 00AE #return += '(R)'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 177)); // 00B1 #return += '+/-'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 185)); // 00B9 #return += '1'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 178)); // 00B2 #return += '2'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 179)); // 00B3 #return += '3'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 188)); // 00BC #return += '1/4'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8531)); // 2153 #return += '1/3'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8532)); // 2154 #return += '2/3'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8539)); // 215B #return += '1/8'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8540)); // 215C #return += '3/8'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8541)); // 215D #return += '5/8'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8542)); // 215E #return += '7/8'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 189)); // 00BD #return += '1/2'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 190)); // 00BE #return += '3/4'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 215)); // 00D7 #return += 'x'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8482)); // 2122 #return += 'TM'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8470)); // 2116 #return += 'No.'; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8804)); // 2264 #return += '<='; loop_continue; else: (lp_logical_in: #s->integer, (: 8805)); // 2265 #return += '>='; loop_continue; /if; //return: (x: '2025, 2026'); // not a char we can convert #return += #s; /iterate; if: #zap; #return = (lp_string_zap: #return); /if; // return modified string return: #return; /define_tag; ]
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