encoded_utf_to_latex: Encode UTF-8 text to LaTeX

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Encode UTF-8 text to LaTeX

Description

Transform a UTF-8 string to LaTeX special characters.

Usage

encoded_utf_to_latex(x)

Arguments

x	A string, possibly encoded in UTF-8 encoding system.

Details

This is a variation of tools::encoded_text_to_latex() performing some additional replacements to increase compatibility.

Value

A string with the corresponding transformations.

See Also

tools::encoded_text_to_latex()

Other functions for working with BibTeX format: as_bibentry(), cff_read(), cff_read_bib_text(), cff_write_bib()

Examples

# Full range of supported characters on R
library(tools)

range <- 1:511

ascii_table <- data.frame(
  dec = range,
  utf8 = intToUtf8(range, multiple = TRUE)
)

# Add latex using base approach
ascii_table$latex_base <- encoded_text_to_latex(ascii_table$utf8,
  encoding = "UTF-8"
)

# With cffr
ascii_table$latex_cffr <- encoded_utf_to_latex(ascii_table$utf8)

ascii_table

cffr documentation built on April 3, 2025, 9:33 p.m.