title: Converting Java String to ascii
body: <p>I need to convert <code>String</code>s that consists of some letters specific to certain languages (like HÄSTDJUR - note Ä) to a <code>String</code> without those special letters (in this case HASTDJUR). How can I do it in Java? Thanks for help!</p>
  
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  <p>It is not really about how it sounds. The scenario is following - you want to use the application, but don't have the Swedish keyboard. So instead of looking at the character map, you type it by replacing special letters with the typical letters from the latin alphabet.</p>