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Created April 26, 2014 22:31
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JS to remove accents in spanish including "diéresis"
accentsTidy = function(s){
var r=s.toLowerCase();
r = r.replace(new RegExp(/\s/g),"");
r = r.replace(new RegExp(/[á]/g),"a");
r = r.replace(new RegExp(/[é]/g),"e");
r = r.replace(new RegExp(/[í]/g),"i");
r = r.replace(new RegExp(/ñ/g),"n");
r = r.replace(new RegExp(/[ó]/g),"o");
r = r.replace(new RegExp(/[úü]/g),"u");
return r;
};
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