to_valid_utf8

string

Converts invalid UTF-8 sequences to valid UTF-8

Syntax

to_valid_utf8(string)

Parameters

string (string)

The string to convert to valid UTF-8

Returns

string

String with valid UTF-8 encoding

Examples

Input:

to_valid_utf8("hello")

Output:

"hello"

Input:

"test data" | to_valid_utf8

Output:

"test data"

The to_valid_utf8() function converts a string with potentially invalid UTF-8 sequences into a valid UTF-8 string, replacing or removing invalid sequences.

Usage

Use to_valid_utf8() for cleaning text data from unreliable sources, ensuring encoding compatibility, or preventing errors in UTF-8 strict systems.

Related Functions

is_valid_utf8 to_ascii