translit

result_type
CUtil::translit(
 string str,
 string lang,
 array params ()
);

The method transliterates a text string. Static method.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
str	Text string to be transliterated
lang	Source language to be transliterated
params	Array of parameters: max_len - limit for characters, default - 100 change_case - upper and lower case conversion: L - lower case, U - upper case, false - do not change. Default value - "L" replace_space - space bar replacement. Default value: "_" replace_other - replacements for other characters. Default value: "_" delete_repeat_replace - deletes duplicated spaces. "True" by default safe_chars - string of characters that are not replaced

You can access and configure the dictionary with transliterations for each language available in the system inside the file /main/lang//js_core_translit.php, where [LANG]- language ID.

TRANS_FROM - list of characters subject to transliteration.

List of characters must be listed in the alphabetic order in both upper and lower cases (first lower and then upper case), separated by commas and without space bars.

TRANS_TO - list of characters used for replacement.

Example for German language:

• $MESS["TRANS_FROM"] = "ä,ö,ß,ü,Ä,Ö,ß,Ü";
• $MESS["TRANS_TO"] = "ae,oe,ss,ue,AE,OE,SS,UE";

Example for Polish language:

• $MESS["TRANS_FROM"] = "ą,ć,ę,ł,ń,ó,ś,ź,ż,Ą,Ć,Ę,Ł,Ń,Ó,Ś,Ź,Ż";
• $MESS["TRANS_TO"] = "a,c,e,l,n,o,s,z,z,A,C,E,L,N,O,S,Z,Z";

In case such match is not set, unique language characters are replaced with the symbol "-" in the generated URL.

Example

<?
$name = "Text*89";
$arParams = array("replace_space"=>"-","replace_other"=>"-");
$trans = Cutil::translit($name,"en",$arParams);
echo '<pre>';
var_dump($trans);
echo '</pre>';
?>