From_utf

string-functions from_utf

syntax

• from_utf(string_dataitem)

definition

from_utf(string_dataitem) results in the conversion from string argument string_dataitem, utf8 encoded, to the basic ASCII character set (first 128 codes).

The last column in the example presents the resulting character for each special character.

description

The from_utf function can be used in string comparisons, for instance to compare addresses in which special characters can be ignored.

applies to

data items with string value-type

conditions

argument string_dataitem must be utf8 encoded (default).

since version

7.130

example

attribute<string> from_utf (TextDomain) := from_utf(a);

TextDomain, nr of rows = 16