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ASCII Cleaner

Source: R/ascii_cleaner.R
ascii_cleaner.Rd

This function scans a data frame for common problematic characters and returns a cleaned version by:

  • Converting smart quotes (e.g., curved) to ASCII quotes (e.g., " and ')

  • Replacing accented characters with ASCII equivalents (e.g., e, n)

  • Removing newline and carriage return characters (that create line breaks)

Usage

ascii_cleaner(df)

Arguments

df

A data frame to clean.

Value

A cleaned data frame with ASCII-safe text.

See also

ascii_check

Examples

data(ExampleT)
ascii_check(DD.dict.T, DS.data.T)
#> $Message
#> [1] "ERROR: non-ASCII characters detected. See Information for details."
#> 
#> $Information
#>              file column row  value          issue_type
#> 1 Data dictionary VALUES   5 0=café Non-ASCII character
#> 
DD.dict_updated <- ascii_cleaner(DD.dict.T)
ascii_check(DD.dict_updated, DS.data.T)
#> $Message
#> [1] "Passed: no non-ASCII characters detected in data dictionary or data set."
#>