str_conv {stringr}

Specify the encoding of a string

Description

This is a convenient way to override the current encoding of a string.

Usage

str_conv(string, encoding)

Arguments

string

Input vector. Either a character vector, or something coercible to one.

encoding

Name of encoding. See stringi::stri_enc_list() for a complete list.

Examples

# Example from encoding?stringi::stringi
x <- rawToChar(as.raw(177))
x
str_conv(x, "ISO-8859-2") # Polish "a with ogonek"
str_conv(x, "ISO-8859-1") # Plus-minus