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Text.RemoveControlCharacters
Removes control characters.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Text | 5.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Text.RemoveControlCharacters"; Text ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Text | The text to process. | "Hello World" |
Result
Returns text or error.
Description
Removes control characters.Leaves tab, return and new line characters in the text, but removes other characters with code point <32.
See also Text.ReplaceNewline for replacing line endings.
Rewritten for version 12.1 to preserve text styles.
Examples
Remove control characters test:
Length(MBS( "Text.RemoveControlCharacters"; "Hello" & Char(3) & "World" ))
Example result: 10
See also
Release notes
- Version 12.1
- Rewrote Text.RemoveControlCharacters, Text.ConvertUnicodeToCharacterDecomposition and Text.ConvertUnicodeToCharacterComposition functions to preserve text styles.
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Created 22nd April 2015, last changed 1st February 2022
