R: Specify the encoding of a string.

str_conv {stringr} | R Documentation

## 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 `stringi::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

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