Convert-Accent #
SYNOPSIS #
This PowerShell function converts special characters from other languages to the characters a-z. ö becomes oe etc. Source code on GitHub.
SYNTAX #
Convert-Accent [[-value] <String>] [[-strCase] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION #
The function converts special characters that occur in a string into common characters from the US character set. ö becomes oe, é becomes an e.
Additionally it is possible to output the characters of the output in lowercase, uppercase or capitalized. If nothing is specified for the strCase parameter, no further conversion is performed.
EXAMPLES #
Example 1:Converts special characters to US characters a-z #
PS C:\> [string]$myOutput= Convert-Accent -value "Häuser stehen in Zürich"
PS C:\> Write-Host $myOutput
# Output
Haeuser stehen in Zuerich
In this example, a simple transformation of the text is performed. Characters like the German umlauts are converted here.
PARAMETERS #
-strCase #
By setting the parameter strCase you can influence the output. If the parameter is omitted or set to none, no further conversion is performed. With lower the output is converted to lowercase, with upper to uppercase and with capitalize the first letter of a word is output in uppercase.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-value #
The text to be converted, which may contain the special characters or umlauts from foreign languages.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters #
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.