Method locale_to_ascii

Method: locale_to_ascii()

Turkce Dokumantasyon | English Documentation

Category: Locale & Multilingual Methods
Submodule: AmberDB::Locale
Entry Type: ASCII Transliteration

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1. Definition and Overview

locale_to_ascii() transliterates accented, localized Unicode text into clean 7-bit ASCII strings based on the active language's phonetic mapping rules. Ideal for generating SEO URL slugs, safe filenames, and machine identifiers.

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2. Syntax and Signature

my $ascii_text = $adb->to_ascii($text);

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3. Practical Code Example

my $adb = AmberDB->new(cfg => { language => "tr" });
my $ascii = $adb->to_ascii("İstanbul'da Çok Şık Bir Kafe");
# Returns: "Istanbul'da Cok Sik Bir Kafe"

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4. See Also

• Method: slug_read
• Concept: Phonetic Accent Search