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title: strip_accents
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id: strip_accents
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weight: 60
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draft: false
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author: "people"
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---
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## NAME
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strip_accents
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## SYNOPSIS
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strip accents from characters
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## USAGE
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```
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local ds = require "lib/dtutils.string"
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local result = ds.strip_accents(str)
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```
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**str** - _string_ - the string with characters that need accents removed
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## DESCRIPTION
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**strip_accents** removes accents from accented characters returning the
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unaccented character.
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## RETURN VALUE
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**result** - _string_ - the string containing unaccented characters
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## REFERENCE
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Copied from https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/43048-remove-special-characters-from-string/
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