`dataFrame.column.str — removeAccents()`

Description

The removeAccents() method of the str object returns the values of the selected column with accented characters replaced by their unaccented equivalents.

Signature

dataFrame.column(columnName).str.removeAccents()

Scope: dataFrame
Family: str
Returns: array

Argument

columnName (string): The name of the column containing the values to transform.

Returns

mask ( string[] ): An array containing the transformed values.

Example

// remove accents from the values of a column of the dataFrame
var mask = dataFrame.column('values').str.removeAccents();

// add values to the dataFrame
dataFrame.column('newValues').set(mask);