stringr (version 1.1.0)

str_conv: 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

String to re-encode.

encoding

Name of encoding. See 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