Method .Replace(Char, Char) to replace multiple extended characters

[jenkins]

Hello there,

I would like to replace a list of special characters in case one or more appear in a text field.

An example of the extended characters: 

äöü

My expression looks like this:

$F{Account}.replace(  'ä' , 'ae' ).replace( 'ö' , 'oe' ).replace( 'ü' , 'ue' )

As its certain that my list of extended characters will grow I would like to find a more elegant solution with an array. Any ideas how this can be impelmented in iReport?

 

 

[svenn]

You could do it with a custom scriplet.

Here's a good example

http://blog.sacaluta.com/2007/07/jasperreports-scriptlet-example.html