gistfile1.java

package py.com.sodep.utilities;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Converts Spanish letters to its equivalent in US ASCII 
 * 
 */
public class StringUtils {
	private static Map<Character, Character> spanish2ASCII = new HashMap<Character, Character>();

	static {
		char[] spanish = new char[] { 'á', 'é', 'í', 'ó', 'ú', 'ñ', 'Á', 'É',
				'Í', 'Ó', 'Ú', 'Ñ' };
		char[] us = new char[] { 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', 'n', 'A', 'E', 'I',
				'O', 'U', 'N' };
		for (int i = 0; i < spanish.length; i++) {
			spanish2ASCII.put(spanish[i], us[i]);
		}
	}

	private StringUtils() {

	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String extended = "áéíóúñÁÉÍÓÚÑ";
		System.out.println(extended + ": " + StringUtils.toACII7bit(extended));
	}

	public static String toACII7bit(String data) {
		StringBuilder ret = new StringBuilder();
		System.out.println(spanish2ASCII);
		if (data != null) {
			for (int i = 0; i < data.length(); i++) {
				Character currentChar = data.charAt(i);
				if (spanish2ASCII.containsKey(currentChar)) {
					ret.append(spanish2ASCII.get(currentChar));
				} else {
					ret.append(currentChar);
				}
			}
		}
		return ret.toString();
	}
}