{"id":517,"date":"2025-10-26T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverice.it\/IpercubeTechWP1\/?page_id=517"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:30:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:30:49","slug":"convertculturechars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.silverice.it\/IpercubeTechWP1\/ipercube-utilities\/string-functions\/convertculturechars\/","title":{"rendered":"String Normalization &#8211; Convert Culture Chars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Removes diacritical marks (accents and other culture-specific modifiers) from a string.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This function uses Unicode normalization (FormD) to decompose accented characters, then filters out characters classified as non-spacing marks, effectively stripping accents and similar modifiers. Useful for culture-invariant text comparison or simplification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column page-snippet is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro cbp-has-line-numbers\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-Geist-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-Geist-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;--cbp-line-number-color:#D4D4D4;--cbp-line-number-width:calc(2 * 0.6 * .875rem);line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;padding:10px 0px 10px 16px;margin-bottom:-2px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2b2b2b;color:#c7c7c7\">VB<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#D4D4D4;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>    Public Function ConvertCultureChars(ByVal TextToProcess As String) As String\n\n        Dim normalizedString As String\n        Dim stringBuilder As New System.Text.StringBuilder\n\n        normalizedString = TextToProcess.Normalize(System.Text.NormalizationForm.FormD)\n\n        Dim i As Integer\n        Dim c As Char\n\n        For i = 0 To normalizedString.Length - 1\n            c = normalizedString(i)\n            If System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(c) &lt;> System.Globalization.UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark Then\n                stringBuilder.Append(c)\n            End If\n        Next\n\n        Return stringBuilder.ToString()\n\n    End Function<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4.5 12.75l6 6 9-13.5\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M16.5 8.25V6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25-2.25H6A2.25 2.25 0 003.75 6v8.25A2.25 2.25 0 006 16.5h2.25m8.25-8.25H18a2.25 2.25 0 012.25 2.25V18A2.25 2.25 0 0118 20.25h-7.5A2.25 2.25 0 018.25 18v-1.5m8.25-8.25h-6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25 2.25v6\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki dark-plus\" style=\"background-color: #1E1E1E\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">    <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">Public Function <\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">ConvertCultureChars<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">ByVal<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> TextToProcess As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">String<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">) As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">String<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">Dim<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\"> normalizedString <\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">String<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">Dim<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\"> stringBuilder <\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">As<\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\"> New <\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">System.Text.StringBuilder<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">normalizedString<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> = TextToProcess.<\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">Normalize<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(System.Text.NormalizationForm.<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">FormD<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">)<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">Dim<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\"> i <\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">Integer<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">Dim<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\"> c <\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">As <\/span><span style=\"color: #4EC9B0\">Char<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">For<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">i<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> = <\/span><span style=\"color: #B5CEA8\">0<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">To<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> normalizedString.<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">Length<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> - <\/span><span style=\"color: #B5CEA8\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">            <\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">c<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> = <\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">normalizedString<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">i<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">)<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">            <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">If<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo.<\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">GetUnicodeCategory<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">c<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">) &lt;&gt; System.Globalization.UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">Then<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">                stringBuilder.<\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">Append<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #9CDCFE\">c<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">)<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">            <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">End If<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">Next<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">        <\/span><span style=\"color: #C586C0\">Return<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\"> stringBuilder.<\/span><span style=\"color: #DCDCAA\">ToString<\/span><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">()<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D4D4D4\">    <\/span><span style=\"color: #569CD6\">End Function<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Removes diacritical marks (accents and other culture-specific modifiers) from a string. 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